| − | Paganism is the practice of worshiping a god that is not that of Christian, Muslim, or Jewish faith, or practicing [[polytheism]]. Paganism, from Latin paganus, literally means (as a noun) "country dweller." Pagans are also sometimes called Heathens. | + | 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'. The most well known Pagan religion is [[Wicca]]. |