Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paganism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paganism \Pa"gan*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n. [L. paganismus: cf. F.
paganisme. See {Pagan}, and cf. {Painim}.]
The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the
worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious
opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paganism
n : any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism
or Islamism [syn: {pagan religion}, {heathenism}]
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