Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A revival or reproduction of paganism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Revived or new paganism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
Neopaganism .
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Examples
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As for paganism (or "neopaganism," as the modern practice is called) some scholars also see an open-source ethos built directly into its foundation.
P2P Foundation 2010
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A "back to the roots" theme has been observed in recent sf: going back to the countryside, the rise of neopaganism, themes such as man alone in nature, gods of nature, and such.
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You have still suggested that, as a Norse Neopagan, I should be prevented from being a foster parent (I would note that I am also an advocate of reviving animal sacrifice within Norse neopaganism).
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You have still suggested that, as a Norse Neopagan, I should be prevented from being a foster parent I would note that I am also an advocate of reviving animal sacrifice within Norse neopaganism.
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After seven years as a very part-time adjunct, I'm still amused by how irked my students are by all the things I don't know, examples of which have included medieval embroidery, Celtic languages, metallurgy, neopaganism, Scottish history, regional developments in medieval agriculture, and the 40 most recent fantasy novels about Arthur and Guenevere.
Beowulf Hobbyists of the World, Unite! Richard Nokes 2006
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At the curia, he was close to the Roman Academy, which had a reputation for neopaganism.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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Faced with rising neopaganism, the decadency of customs in Rome and Florence, it was enough to ask that people follow the Gospel to be branded as severe censors.
Archive 2006-08-20 Terry Nelson 2006
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It may be that neopaganism's appeal around the edges of Unitarian Universalism — see, for example, Sharon Hwang Colligan's provocative argument that UU "churches" are merely fronts for the real religion of the pagan "circle worship" — is rooted in the simple fact that many people expect a religion to offer an alternative to mainstream culture, and neopaganism does.
Philocrites: Counterculture in 'Knocking on Heaven's Door.' 2006
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Faced with rising neopaganism, the decadency of customs in Rome and Florence, it was enough to ask that people follow the Gospel to be branded as severe censors.
Some people think he is a saint... Terry Nelson 2006
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In neopaganism, the spring and autumn equinoxes are called Ostara and Mabon, respectively, although these names are modern in origin and don't correspond to any ancient festivals.
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