paganise
Make religiously indigenous
To paganise is to make pagan—to convert someone away from an established religion (especially Christianity) toward polytheistic or nature-based beliefs, or to give something pagan qualities: The festival was paganised with bonfires and fertility symbols.
The word implies a reversal of Christianisation.
British spelling; Americans use paganize.
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- heathenismNon-monotheistic religious practice
polytheistic · worship · divinities · Hellenism · animism · idolatry · mythology · neopaganism
Return to earlier condition
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- revivalReturn after decline
- reclaimTake back possession
- restoreReturn to earlier state
reconvert · secularise · transform · adaptation · return · revitalise · reawaken · reconstruct
Formal event marking occasions
- altarSacred ritual table
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
rites · invocation · festival · incantation · offerings · libation · handfasting · blessing
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
heathenism · polytheistic · worship · divinities · Hellenism · animism · idolatry · mythology · neopaganism
revert
Return to earlier condition
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- revivalReturn after decline
- reclaimTake back possession
restore · reconvert · secularise · transform · adaptation · return · revitalise · reawaken · reconstruct · renewal
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
equinox · rites · invocation · festival · incantation · offerings · libation · handfasting · blessing · consecration
paganiseChristianize
Convert to the faith
evangelise · Christianise · baptize · missionize · proselytize
- Norse paganismOld Scandinavian polytheistic religion
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