techno-pagann.

Brit.

/ˈtɛknə(ʊ)ˌpeɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈtɛknoʊˌpeɪɡ(ə)n/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: techno- comb. form, pagan n.

Etymology: < techno- comb. form + pagan n.

Originally U.S.

A person who combines an interest in computer or other specialized technologies (esp. in the context of rave culture) with an involvement in a modern religion derived from or modelled on pre-Christian nature worship. Cf. techno-shaman n.

ΚΠ

1985 Tales of Five in net.sf-lovers (Usenet newsgroup) 22 May Us techno-pagans have real problems when we're away from the gods of Print and Film. However, the gods of poetry, Earth, night sky, and dance call us, too.

1989 PC-Computing (Nexis) Mar. 42 The allure of the religion for these so-called ‘techno-pagans’ may be what she sees as neo-paganism's futuristic aspects... ‘People tend to be more future directed and are looking for a form of spirituality that can take them into the 21st century.’

1993 Q Jan. 22/1 San Francisco, 2am, and the last leg of The Shamen's jaunt through such unlikely outposts of ‘techno-pagan’ rave culture as New Jersey, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Salt Lake City is drawing to a close.

1998 H. Rietveld in G. McKay DiY Culture 261 Futurist pre-modernism is an important aspect of a tradition of countercultural thought and so it is not surprising that Mark declared, ‘You can call us techno-pagans, whatever.’

2003 Dreamwatch Aug. 33/1 Giles falls for gypsy-teacher techno-pagan Jenny Calendar, who is subsequently killed by Angelus.

Derivatives

techno-ˈpaganism n. [ < techno- comb. form + paganism n., after techno-pagan n.] a belief or cultural movement which combines an engagement with applied (esp. computer) technologies with spiritual and religious elements, typically derived from pre-Christian nature worship.

ΚΠ

1992 Washington Post 19 Feb. c2/6 And the Dionysiac revival! Techno-paganism!

1996 New Statesman (Nexis) 12 Apr. 36 Escape Velocity shows the similarity between the technological vision of McLuhan and the theology of Teilhard de Chardin: a fusion of mysticism and machinery that Dery calls ‘techno-paganism’.

2004 R. A. Bartle Designing Virtual Worlds vi. 587 There are virtual worlds in existence right now that were built as places of worship for real-life religions. I don't just mean techno-paganism, either.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	techno-pagan
释义	techno-pagann. Brit. /ˈtɛknə(ʊ)ˌpeɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈtɛknoʊˌpeɪɡ(ə)n/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: techno- comb. form, pagan n. Etymology: < techno- comb. form + pagan n. Originally U.S. A person who combines an interest in computer or other specialized technologies (esp. in the context of rave culture) with an involvement in a modern religion derived from or modelled on pre-Christian nature worship. Cf. techno-shaman n. ΚΠ 1985 Tales of Five in net.sf-lovers (Usenet newsgroup) 22 May Us techno-pagans have real problems when we're away from the gods of Print and Film. However, the gods of poetry, Earth, night sky, and dance call us, too. 1989 PC-Computing (Nexis) Mar. 42 The allure of the religion for these so-called ‘techno-pagans’ may be what she sees as neo-paganism's futuristic aspects... ‘People tend to be more future directed and are looking for a form of spirituality that can take them into the 21st century.’ 1993 Q Jan. 22/1 San Francisco, 2am, and the last leg of The Shamen's jaunt through such unlikely outposts of ‘techno-pagan’ rave culture as New Jersey, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Salt Lake City is drawing to a close. 1998 H. Rietveld in G. McKay DiY Culture 261 Futurist pre-modernism is an important aspect of a tradition of countercultural thought and so it is not surprising that Mark declared, ‘You can call us techno-pagans, whatever.’ 2003 Dreamwatch Aug. 33/1 Giles falls for gypsy-teacher techno-pagan Jenny Calendar, who is subsequently killed by Angelus. Derivatives techno-ˈpaganism n. [ < techno- comb. form + paganism n., after techno-pagan n.] a belief or cultural movement which combines an engagement with applied (esp. computer) technologies with spiritual and religious elements, typically derived from pre-Christian nature worship. ΚΠ 1992 Washington Post 19 Feb. c2/6 And the Dionysiac revival! Techno-paganism! 1996 New Statesman (Nexis) 12 Apr. 36 Escape Velocity shows the similarity between the technological vision of McLuhan and the theology of Teilhard de Chardin: a fusion of mysticism and machinery that Dery calls ‘techno-paganism’. 2004 R. A. Bartle Designing Virtual Worlds vi. 587 There are virtual worlds in existence right now that were built as places of worship for real-life religions. I don't just mean techno-paganism, either. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985
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