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单词 paganism
释义 pa·gan·ism
\-ˌnizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English paganysme, from Late Latin paganismus, from paganus pagan + Latin -ismus -ism
1.
 a. : pagan beliefs or practices : heathenism
  < its conflict with modern paganism — C.J.C.Bergendoff >
  < the rites of paganism >
  < powers which they had ascribed to the gods of paganism — K.S.Latourette >
 b. : a particular pagan religion
  < ancient paganisms were all polytheistic, with dozens of gods arranged in complex pantheons — John Bright b.1908 >
2. : the quality or state of being a pagan (as in attitude or outlook)
 < the natural, joyous paganism of the Greeks — Hunter Mead >
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