paganism

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

Any indigenous polytheistic religion. / Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

Japanese Meaning

先住・古来の多神教宗教。自然崇拝や自然儀式を特徴とする宗教体系。 / 自然との繋がりを重視し、古代に見られる異教的な宗教。

Scholars today study paganism not as superstition but as a complex system of local beliefs and rituals.

現在、学者たちは土着の多神教を迷信としてではなく、地域に根ざした信仰や儀礼の複雑な体系として研究している。

Sense（1）

Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.

Sense（2）

Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

Various neopagan movements have arisen, each advancing its own form of paganism. Some are monotheist.

paganisms

（ plural ）