What does the word "pagan" mean?

Question

neopaganism?

Answer 1

it started out to mean "from the country"

but later became a deragatory term for people that were not of the Abrihamic religions.

and later bacame a word used to describe a person that believes in more than one god.

today many of us use it in a very proud manner to clearly define ourselves as followers of ancient religions.

Answer 2

Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient and pre-Abrahamic Pagan religions.[1]

These movements are extremely diverse. The beliefs of adherents of Neopaganism range widely from duotheism to polytheism, and even monotheistic and other paradigms. See List of Pagan Traditions.

Many Neopagans practice a spirituality that is entirely modern in origin, while others attempt to reconstruct or revive culturally historic Pagan and indigenous belief systems.

Answer 3

It comes from the Latin 'paganus' meaning 'a country dweller, rustic'. Neo is also latin in origin meaning 'new', so Neopaganism literally translates as 'new country dweller' or 'new rustic' (which I might add is a bit of an oxymoron).
In modern society it usually refers to any spiritual practice not confined within the major world religions, such as Wicca, Shamanism and Druidism.

Answer 4

Beast here for my little friend Killbu Shasap aka noname aka Potowattomi.
I have a religious faith that is a mix of three in one.
I am HeBrew, because I am from the Land HeMet in California and HeBrews, ie my God made and makes me,
I am Christian, because I am an antechrist, IE ante as in equal opposite and christ ian as in christ like, moreover because by law my brother is named JC or John Christian and so I also am from my sister Sin who married him a christian double so.
I am Pagan as well, since my tribe is Potowattomi, ie the people of the place of the fire and you can bet on that, oh yeah, count on it even.

Pagan means fun, a fire and stories to tell, a fire and the people dancing round, good food and good times, there is no better thing then that we eat , drink and be merry, God bless them who realize this and never let it go.

Answer 5

It comes from the Latin word meaning "country dweller."

It was used by Christians during the Roman Empire, to denote non-Christians, since most Christians lived in the cities during those times.

Answer 6

(from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller, rustic")

Refers to any of the pre-Christian, (usually) polytheistic religions, or those who practice them. Wicca is one Pagan religion, as is Asatru, Santeria, Voodoo, or Shamanism. Pagan religions are often referred to as "nature-oriented" but that is a misconception. It is difficult to define Pagan religions because they are very diverse.

Answer 7

Here's one definition from the Oxford English Dictionary:

"A person not subscribing to any major or recognized religion, esp. the dominant religion of a particular society; spec. a heathen, a non-Christian, esp. considered as savage, uncivilized, etc."

Answer 8

Roustic

Answer 9

Rustic, Country...

Answer 10

I was taught that pagans were people that created and adored different gods such as a " bull " or the " sun " the "earth " etc. ...