Carducci's paganism is understandable to a Protestant, at least. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1906 - Presentation Speech] Reference
But to sit there and claim we are surrounded by paganism is a bit rich, even for him. From Wordnik.com. [Religious Education] Reference
Adler explained that paganism is a term that is used to refer to many worldwide religions that celebrate nature. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan movement continues to expand, says author] Reference
And then there's the very idea that being "surrounded by paganism" is somehow a threat to America and our way of life. From Wordnik.com. [Religious Education] Reference
Anyone with a passing interest in paganism/English folklore/Doctor Who actors in other roles should try and get hold of it. From Wordnik.com. [January Books 17) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams] Reference
If you are a pagan, you may not think pagans are better than everyone else, but you think paganism is a superior belief to every other. From Wordnik.com. [OH SNAP.] Reference
To counter the interest in paganism brought about by Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code?. From Wordnik.com. [Are Demons on the rise? « Urban Fantasy Land] Reference
What their lyrics prove by anticipation is the sincerity of the so-called paganism of the. From Wordnik.com. [Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse] Reference
As noted, paganism is on a longstanding slide; it hasn’t shown generation-to-generation staying power for centuries. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The New Atheism] Reference
For himself, he confessed to what others would call paganism; it was sufficient for him that there existed a principle of life. From Wordnik.com. [Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories] Reference
He was upset by the public display of what he called, 'paganism'. From Wordnik.com. [On Sex] Reference
Creationism dismissed as 'a kind of paganism' by Vatican's astronomer - The Panda's Thumb. From Wordnik.com. [Creationism dismissed as 'a kind of paganism' by Vatican's astronomer - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Also, I got the explanation for "paganism": simply a bad translation for yijiao 異教 heterodoxy. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CHINESE 'JEW.'] Reference
It is because her "paganism" has been too much in evidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Brontës] Reference
(I'm leaving aside his ungrounded use of the term "paganism"). From Wordnik.com. [Armed and Dangerous] Reference
The destiny of all who live or have lived, is one; and no taunt of "paganism," "heathenism" or "infidelity" escapes our lips. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists] Reference
Promoting earth-centered religions such as paganism is also an excellent way to get people to focus on environmental concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Ms. Magazine Online] Reference
Fundamentally, I fancy, this is an outbreak of that artistic paganism which is so prevalent among the so-called "advanced" Hebrews. From Wordnik.com. [Essays on Scandinavian Literature] Reference
Satanists require you believe in paganism. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Red Cross financial aid Scott Brown voted to kill now assisting Massachusetts relief efforts in Haiti.] Reference
Creationism dismissed as ‘a kind of paganism’ by Vatican’s astronomer. From Wordnik.com. [The Panda's Thumb: May 2006 Archives] Reference
Caledonia from paganism to the belief of Christianity. From Wordnik.com. [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference
His conversion from paganism is the theme of the play. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
They chose this course rather than revert to paganism. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
Ante-Christian paganism had utterly denied such rights. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
"To us, that appears to be close to paganism," Schwarz said. From Wordnik.com. [North American Lutheran Church (NALC): Conservative Lutherans Form New Church] Reference
BBSes are dedicated to every topic imaginable, from paganism to guns to Sherlock Holmes. From Wordnik.com. [Online On A Shoestring] Reference
A strain of Irish paganism, reaching back to ancient traditions, modulated their Catholicism. From Wordnik.com. [Atonement] Reference
Since that time one effort has been made upon the part of paganism to regain her former strength in the old world. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880] Reference
Socrates, Plato, and their other heroes of paganism, in opposition to the true virtues of the prophets and saints. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
It included the whole system of paganism, explained all its prodigies, and gave a fearful significance to all its legends. From Wordnik.com. [The Necessity of Atheism] Reference
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