paganised
Converted to polytheism
Paganised is the British spelling of paganized, the past tense of paganize—to make pagan or convert to paganism.
Something paganised has been given pagan characteristics or stripped of its religious (usually Christian) elements: The festival had been thoroughly paganised over the centuries.
The word can describe cultural practices, beliefs, or people.
Renunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
impiety · unorthodoxy · desecration · irreligion · heathenism · infidelity · dissent · nonconformity
Spirits inhabit all things
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- earth-centeredPlacing our planet centrally
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- totemismBelief linking clans to symbols
elemental · mystical · enchanted · ensouled · spirited · numinous · immanent · holistic
Body of traditional tales
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
Zeus · Odin · Ra · Athena · Thor · Anubis · Apollo · Artemis
Formal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
harvest · sacrifice · altars · temples · offerings · libations · invocations · bonfires
Made non-sacred
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
reinterpreted · absorbed · blended · merged · hybridised · naturalised · localised · reclaimed
Pagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- revivalismMovement rekindling religious passion
- contemporaryOf the present age
apostasy
Renunciation of former beliefs
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- profanationViolation of sanctity
idolatry · impiety · unorthodoxy · desecration · irreligion · heathenism · infidelity · dissent · nonconformity · heterodoxy
animism
Spirits inhabit all things
- pantheismReality itself is holy
- earth-centeredPlacing our planet centrally
- shamanismMediation between worlds
totemism · elemental · mystical · enchanted · ensouled · spirited · numinous · immanent · holistic · organic
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- polytheismBelief in multiple deities
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
goddesses · Zeus · Odin · Ra · Athena · Thor · Anubis · Apollo · Artemis · Hermes
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
fertility · harvest · sacrifice · altars · temples · offerings · libations · invocations · bonfires · festivals
secularised
Made non-sacred
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
- assimilatedAbsorbed into a whole
adapted · reinterpreted · absorbed · blended · merged · hybridised · naturalised · localised · reclaimed · restored
heathenry
Pagan beliefs and customs
- reconstructionismEducation-driven societal reform
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- revivalismMovement rekindling religious passion
paganisedChristianized
Made religiously Christian
evangelised · converted · baptised · proselytised · evangelized
paganisedsanctified
Made sacred through blessing
consecrated · hallowed · blessed · purified · canonised
- Norse paganismOld Scandinavian polytheistic religion