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Neopaganism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of neopaganism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English paganism English neopaganism From neo- + paganism.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: neopaganisme — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Esperanto: novpaganismo — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Finnish: uuspakanuus — modern or revived form of paganism
  • French: néopaganisme — modern or revived form of paganism
  • German: Neuheidentum — modern or revived form of paganism
  • German: Neopaganismus — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Hungarian: újpogányság — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Polish: neopogaństwo — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Portuguese: neopaganismo — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Romanian: neopăgânism — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Russian: неоязы́чество (neojazýčestvo) — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Spanish: neopaganismo — modern or revived form of paganism
  • Swedish: nyhedendom — modern or revived form of paganism