Antonyms for paganism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pey-guh-niz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ gəˌnɪz əm

Definition of paganism

Origin : early 15c., from Church Latin paganismus, from paganus (see pagan).

As in atheism : noun belief that no god exists
As in heresy : noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters

Example sentences :

Nor was this love of poetry lost with the transition from paganism to Christianity.
Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg

Christianity has been judged at its best, paganism at its worst.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

In the popular Trastevere quarter she had a temple until the end of paganism.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

This innovation in the Roman paganism was full of consequences.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

In paganism a cult does not die violently, but after long decay.
Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont

What was paganism in Chatham was atheism in Frederick the Great.
Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton

Certainly Christianity did not, in this matter, improve on the philosophy of paganism.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

I tried to keep my Paganism for others, and what you would call ‘the best in me’ for you.
Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes

But there was progress in Christianity and there was none in paganism.
Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various

His paganism would be too assertive; it might even be in bad taste.
Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster

Synonyms for paganism

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