Definitions for "Paganism"
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.
The beliefs and practices of pagans.
(1) Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism. (2) Within a European Christian context, paganism is a catch-all term which has come to connote a broad set of not necessarily compatible religious beliefs and practices (see Cult (religion)) of a natural religion (as opposed to a revealed religion of a text), which are usually, but not necessarily, characterized by polytheism and, less commonly, animism. There is little organized "-ism" in paganism. (3) Belief in religions other than Christianity, especially ancient Greek polytheism, which was a non-revealed religion.