| − | '''Paganism''' is a group of religions in which practitioners worship a deity, or deities, usually based on the earth or nature, and not [[Christian]], [[Muslim]], or [[Jewish]]. Paganism, from Latin paganus, literally means (as a noun) "country dweller." Alternatively, pagan is used as a pejorative to describe anyone not of a certain faith, similar to the pejorative '[[heathen]]'. | + | '''Paganism''' is a broad group of religions in which practitioners worship a deity, or deities, usually based on the earth or nature, and not [[Christian]], [[Muslim]], or [[Jewish]]. Though generally any non-Abrahamic religion can be considered a pagan religion, the term is almost certainly referring to the paganism of Europe, the middle east, and north Africa. Paganism, from Latin paganus, literally means (as a noun) "country dweller," referring to the small-town worshipers of various little gods and deities. Alternatively, pagan is used as a pejorative to describe anyone not of a certain faith (usually Christianity), similar to the pejorative '[[heathen]]'. |