Meanings
- uncountableSumerian and Semitic Neopaganism; modern revival of the Mesopotamian and Canaanite religions.
Zuism is defined as an international religious movement which intends to represent all the groups professing Sumerian-Mesopotamian religions.
2019, Chris Allaun, Upperworld: Shamanism and Magick of the Celestial Realms, Mandrake of Oxford, →ISBN2 more examples
Here is the recovery and incorporation of wisdom from the Ancient Near East into a modern tradition of Babylonian Neopaganism known for over a decade as Mardukite Zuism.
2020, Joshua Free, Anunnaki Bible: New Standard Zuist Edition, Joshua Free, →ISBN...Zuism, an officially recognized religion in Iceland that, according to Hagstofa Íslands, grew from having no members in 2014 to having 3,087 members in 2016.
2021, Clayton Fordahl, Berglind Ragnarsdóttir, “When the Gods Fall: Varieties of Post-Secularization in a Small, Secularized State”, in Politics and Religion, volume 14, number 2, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, pages 362–387
Origin
From the Sumerian word 𒍪 zu, "knowledge", with the suffix -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French zuisme
- zuismeModern revival of Sumerian-Mesopotamian and Semitic-Canaanite religions
Cite this entry
Zuism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuism
“Zuism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zuism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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