paganism
1 synonym and 1 antonym for paganism, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A native religion that worships more than one god.
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Etymology
From Latin pāgānismus (“heathenism”), from pāgānus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by local Orthodox Christian Demonyms to belittle what remained of alternative native ideas and ideals. By surface analysis, pagan + -ism.
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