neopaganism

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noun

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

OriginEnglish paganism ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos →
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Meanings

neopaganism1

nounneopaganism (uncountable)

alternative neo-paganism · alternative Neopaganism · alternative Neo-paganism · alternative Neo-Paganism

  1. uncountableA modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.

Neopaganism2

nounNeopaganism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of neopaganism.

    Beyond that, Neopaganism may be most helpfully identified by what it is not, neither Christian nor Judaic, neither monotheistic nor agnostic, neither Oriental nor humanist.

    2003, Edwin Scott Gaustad, Mark A. Noll, A Documentary History of Religion in America: Since 1877, →ISBN, page 603

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishpaganism
  8. Englishneopaganism

From neo- + paganism.

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Translations

Dutch neopaganisme
  • neopaganismemodern or revived form of paganism
Esperanto novpaganismo
  • novpaganismomodern or revived form of paganism
Finnish uuspakanuus
  • uuspakanuusmodern or revived form of paganism
French néopaganisme
  • néopaganismemodern or revived form of paganism
German Neuheidentum, Neopaganismus
  • Neuheidentummodern or revived form of paganism
  • Neopaganismusmodern or revived form of paganism
Hungarian újpogányság
  • újpogányságmodern or revived form of paganism
Polish neopogaństwo
  • neopogaństwomodern or revived form of paganism
Portuguese neopaganismo
  • neopaganismomodern or revived form of paganism
Romanian neopăgânism
  • neopăgânismmodern or revived form of paganism
Russian неоязы́чество
  • неоязы́чество (neojazýčestvo)modern or revived form of paganism
Spanish neopaganismo
  • neopaganismomodern or revived form of paganism
Swedish nyhedendom
  • nyhedendommodern or revived form of paganism
Cite this entry
APA

neopaganism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopaganism

MLA

“neopaganism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopaganism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neopaganism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopaganism.

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