Paganism

Definition of paganism:

part of speech: noun

Heathenism; idolatry, or the worship of idols, or false gods.

Usage examples for paganism:

• The celebrated bronze statue of St. Peter, which is adored in the great Church, and whose feet are entirely kissed away by the lips of devotees, is but an antique statue of Jupiter, an idol of paganism "Through Five Republics on Horseback", G. Whitfield Ray.

• But from the greater part of what has been asserted, you are all of you such advocates for human reason and human learning as to give an air of paganism to your sentiments. "Coelebs In Search of a Wife", Hannah More.

• A sensual and poetic type of religion, Paganism was accepted at Athens only by the imagination, not by the reason; its ceremonies were duly performed, without any real piety touching the heart. "The Eleven Comedies", Aristophanes et al.

• This state of mind became extremely favourable for paganism to come back again on the offensive. "Saint Augustin", Louis Bertrand.