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paganism

pa·ga·nism

UK/ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/ US/ˈpeɪɡʌˌnɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

  • “the gist of the prosecutor”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

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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