(sometimes Neo-Paganism) Describes a heterogeneous group of new religious movements which attempt to revive ancient, mainly pre-Christian and often pre-Judaic Indo-European religions. As the name implies, these religions are Pagan in nature, though their exact relationship to older forms of Paganism is the source of much contention.
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• (n.) Revived or new paganism.
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The rise of interest in and practice of supposedly pagan ideas, festivals, and rituals since the mid-19th century. Often inspired by a dislike of both modern industrial society and traditional...
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Ne`o·pa'gan·ism noun [
Neo- +
paganism .] Revived or new paganism.
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A diverse, decentralized religious movement that emphasizes the importance of nature, polytheism, pantheism, personal responsibility and rituals. Neopagan religions include reconstructions of Egyptian, Celtic, Norse and Greek Paganism as well as Neopagan Witchcraft (Wicca). The movement has more than 100,000 adherents in the United States and Canad...
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neopaganism, neo-paganism 1. A 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc.; as represented by various deities. 2. Revived or new paganism. Neopaganist beliefs and practices are diverse. Some neopagans tend towards a syncretic melding (attempt to reconcile different, even opposing, beliefs) of various religious pract...
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a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
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