paganism

paganism
n
1. idolatry, idolism, idolization, idol-atrism, idol worship, fetishism, iconolatry, iconoduly, icon worship, gentilism, heathenism; henotheism, ditheism; pantheism, animism, animal worship, zoola-try, sun worship, heliolatry, fire worship, demonism, demon worship, devil worship, demonolatry; hedonism, worldliness, materialism.
2. heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, non-belief, nihilism, disbelief, atheism; doubt, skepticism, agnosticism; nonconformity, free thought, free thinking, iconoclasm; irreligion, impiety.

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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

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