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单词 paganism
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Definition of paganism in English:

paganism

noun ˈpeɪɡ(ə)nɪz(ə)mˈpeɪɡəˌnɪzəm
mass noun
  • 1A religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion.

    converts from paganism to Christianity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As converts, these leaders would be enjoined to enforce their followers to renounce paganism.
    • In Athens, paganism took a long time dying.
    • Archaeology does not yield reliable information about paganism.
    • A brief revival in paganism was introduced by Julian, cousin to Constantius, who was proclaimed Emperor in 360.
    • The empire was founded on a shared faith more fundamental than any division between Christianity and paganism.
    • The old notion of urban Christianity and rural paganism certainly cannot be sustained.
    • These definitions of paganism came from missionaries, not from the pagans themselves.
    • There is plenty of archaeological evidence for the persistence of paganism in nominally Christian Britain.
    • They built paganism into something comprehensible to their Christian audiences, complete with temples where idols were worshipped under the aegis of powerful priests.
    • Orientalism inspired him in his adulthood the way Italian renaissance and Greek paganism inspired him as a youth.
    1. 1.1 A modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship.
      modern paganism includes a respect for mother earth
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Paganism appealed to me because of the freedom to follow my heart.
      • They begin to define themselves and their paganism in terms of their personal obsessions, losing sight of the larger picture.
      • Newcomers to paganism often feel free to indulge obsessions they've had to hide for years.
      • It has been argued that paganism focuses more on the female aspect of deity rather than the male.
      • Many of those who come to paganism have felt like outcasts in the larger world.
      • I feel that paganism is about choosing your own beliefs and ethics.
      • I have heard it said that if you cling to Christianity, then perhaps paganism is not for you.
      • It is glorious that paganism faces the reality that we are sexual creatures, without applying a stigma to our earth-based bodies and desires.
      • There is an illusion that paganism continues to follow its agricultural roots, where prolific sexual practices meant survival.
      • Paganism generally isn't a religion that one is born or forced into, it's a conscious choice.
 
 

Definition of paganism in US English:

paganism

nounˈpāɡəˌnizəmˈpeɪɡəˌnɪzəm
  • 1A religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion.

    converts from paganism to Christianity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A brief revival in paganism was introduced by Julian, cousin to Constantius, who was proclaimed Emperor in 360.
    • They built paganism into something comprehensible to their Christian audiences, complete with temples where idols were worshipped under the aegis of powerful priests.
    • Orientalism inspired him in his adulthood the way Italian renaissance and Greek paganism inspired him as a youth.
    • As converts, these leaders would be enjoined to enforce their followers to renounce paganism.
    • There is plenty of archaeological evidence for the persistence of paganism in nominally Christian Britain.
    • Archaeology does not yield reliable information about paganism.
    • These definitions of paganism came from missionaries, not from the pagans themselves.
    • The empire was founded on a shared faith more fundamental than any division between Christianity and paganism.
    • The old notion of urban Christianity and rural paganism certainly cannot be sustained.
    • In Athens, paganism took a long time dying.
    1. 1.1 A modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship.
      modern paganism includes a respect for mother earth
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It has been argued that paganism focuses more on the female aspect of deity rather than the male.
      • Paganism appealed to me because of the freedom to follow my heart.
      • Paganism generally isn't a religion that one is born or forced into, it's a conscious choice.
      • Newcomers to paganism often feel free to indulge obsessions they've had to hide for years.
      • I feel that paganism is about choosing your own beliefs and ethics.
      • They begin to define themselves and their paganism in terms of their personal obsessions, losing sight of the larger picture.
      • There is an illusion that paganism continues to follow its agricultural roots, where prolific sexual practices meant survival.
      • I have heard it said that if you cling to Christianity, then perhaps paganism is not for you.
      • It is glorious that paganism faces the reality that we are sexual creatures, without applying a stigma to our earth-based bodies and desires.
      • Many of those who come to paganism have felt like outcasts in the larger world.
 
 
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