Paganism

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• Paganism — • Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paganism     Paganism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• paganism — noun язычество …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• paganism — 1> язычество …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Paganism — Pagan redirect here. For other usages, see Pagan (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• paganism — noun a) Local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity. Recently converted societies often dealt harshly with signs of a return to paganism. b) A class of religions often associated with nature rituals. While paganism is a… …   Wiktionary

• paganism — ˈpeɪɡənɪzm сущ. язычество Syn : heathenism язычество paganism язычество …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• paganism — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. pagan beliefs or practices b. a pagan religion 2. the quality or state of being a pagan …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• paganism — paganist, adj., n. paganistic, adj. /pay geuh niz euhm/, n. 1. pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions. 2. the beliefs or practices of pagans. 3. the state of being a pagan. [1400 50; late ME paganysme < LL paganismus, equiv. to… …   Universalium

• paganism — n язычество; совокупность религиозных верований, обрядов (магия, фетишизм, тотемизм, политеизм и других), появившихся до монотеизма …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

• Paganism (contemporary religious movements) — For other uses, see Neo Pagan (disambiguation). A Rodnover ritual in modern Russia. Rodnovery is a Pagan religion that attempts to recreate forms of pre Christian Russian religion. Paganism, which is also referred to as contemporary Paganism, Neo …   Wikipedia