paganismus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • (Ecclesiastical Latin) heathenry, paganism, heathenism
  • (rare) heresy, detachment from God

Etymology

Affix from Latin pāgānus (rustic, rural, pagan, heathen, unlearned).

Origin

Latin

pāgānus

Gloss

rustic, rural, pagan, heathen, unlearned

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