A-Z: General definitions
- Paean
- Paeon
- Pagan
- Pagan gods
- Paganism
- Palatine Hill
- Palestine
- Palimpsest
- Palindrome
- Pall
- Palliate
- Palm Sunday
- Palmer
- Pamphlet
- Pan
- Pandemonium
- Pander
- Pandora
- Panentheism
- Panentheistic
- Pantalone
- Pantheist
- Pantheon
- Pantomime
- Papacy
- Papal
- Papal bull
- Paphos
- Parable
- Parade
- Paradise
- Paradise Lost
- Paradox
- Parallelism
- Paraphrase
- Pararhyme
- Pard
- Pardon
- Pardoner
- Parenthesis
- Paris
- Parish
- Parish Church
- Parish priest
- Parishes
- Parishioner
A-Z: General definitions: Paganism
Definition
A primitive form of religion involving the worship of nature or deities which represent aspects of nature. It usually involves sacrifices and can be linked to occult practices.
A particular system of belief, faith and worship ' for example, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism.
1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect, especially to God. Acts of devotion. Human response to the perceived presence of the divine.
2. The part of the Christian liturgy usually consisting of sung material and prayers of thanksgiving.
A god or supreme being
Relating to magic, alchemy, astrology. Occult practices are forbidden in the Bible.
