paganism
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Theodosius was the Christian Roman emperor who embraced the Nicene Creed as the religion of empire in the late fourth century, conducting a single-minded suppression of paganism in the lands over which he ruled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
They emphasize that concepts of Scandinavian paganism have been handed down for centuries and repeatedly reshaped by different authors and cultural movements.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025
Only Julian, a nephew of Constantine, attempted a brief resurgence of paganism in the Roman government during his rule, from 361 to 363.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
My souvenir wooden Easter egg has many meanings written atop it — paganism, Christianity, and most of all, contradiction.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023
The tardy evidence of her involuntary paganism made her even more upset.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing paganism
Power Suffix: -ism
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