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单词 neopaganism
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Definition of neopaganism in English:

neopaganism

noun niːəʊˈpeɪɡənɪz(ə)mˌnēōˈpāɡiˌnizəm
mass noun
  • A modern religious movement which seeks to incorporate beliefs or ritual practices from traditions outside the main world religions, especially those of pre-Christian Europe and North America.

    复兴的(或新的)异教信仰(一个现代宗教运动,吸收世界主流宗教之外的观念和仪式惯例,尤其从基督教普及之前的欧洲和北美地区的传统中吸收)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As one moves further from the Wiccan mainstream, neopaganism's eclectic quality - its status as a religion of appropriation - becomes yet more obvious.
    • But now that neopaganism has joined the ranks of approved campus religious groups, this is beginning to be a minority view, expressed tentatively for fear of giving offense.
    • Attempting to deny that Nazi anti-Semitism had a Christian component, Christian apologists exaggerate the influence of Aryan neopaganism.
    • Associate Editor Jesse Walker's ‘Inside the Spiritual Jacuzzi’ is a tour of new customized religions that range from attempts to fuse Judaism with Buddhism to neopaganism to something called the Hot Tub Mystery Religion.
    • This evolutionary neopaganism, which owes much to eastern ideas of Nirvana and the like, is on clear display in this film.
    • But while few people noticed, he invented one of the 20th century's more influential religions, helped launch '60s-style sex-and-nature neopaganism, and was a major force behind the first modern libertarian zine.
    • It is not difficult for me to understand the appeal of neopaganism.

Derivatives

  • neopagan

  • noun ˌniːəʊˈpeɪɡ(ə)nˌnioʊˈpeɪɡ(ə)n
    • A member of a modern religious movement that seeks to incorporate beliefs or ritual practices from traditions outside the main world religions, especially those of pre-Christian Europe and North America.

      复兴的(或新的)异教信仰(一个现代宗教运动,吸收世界主流宗教之外的观念和仪式惯例,尤其从基督教普及之前的欧洲和北美地区的传统中吸收)

      religious neopagans are not too far distant from a conventional religion
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have often wondered if it dawns on neopagans why they are so dependent on rituals and ceremonies - from spells to drumming, chanting and dancing.
      • Today modern neopagans either celebrate it on the 1st or 2nd, the 2nd being more popular in America, perhaps because of a confusion with Candlemas.
      • And the third, a lapsed neopagan, revived her religious practice online and was the only one of the three who stayed there.

Definition of neopaganism in US English:

neopaganism

nounˌnēōˈpāɡiˌnizəm
  • A modern religious movement which seeks to incorporate beliefs or ritual practices from traditions outside the main world religions, especially those of pre-Christian Europe and North America.

    复兴的(或新的)异教信仰(一个现代宗教运动,吸收世界主流宗教之外的观念和仪式惯例,尤其从基督教普及之前的欧洲和北美地区的传统中吸收)

    Neopaganism is a highly varied mixture of ancient and modern elements, in which nature worship (influenced by modern environmentalism) often plays a major role. Other influences include shamanism, magical and occult traditions, and radical feminist critiques of Christianity

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This evolutionary neopaganism, which owes much to eastern ideas of Nirvana and the like, is on clear display in this film.
    • It is not difficult for me to understand the appeal of neopaganism.
    • But while few people noticed, he invented one of the 20th century's more influential religions, helped launch '60s-style sex-and-nature neopaganism, and was a major force behind the first modern libertarian zine.
    • But now that neopaganism has joined the ranks of approved campus religious groups, this is beginning to be a minority view, expressed tentatively for fear of giving offense.
    • Attempting to deny that Nazi anti-Semitism had a Christian component, Christian apologists exaggerate the influence of Aryan neopaganism.
    • Associate Editor Jesse Walker's ‘Inside the Spiritual Jacuzzi’ is a tour of new customized religions that range from attempts to fuse Judaism with Buddhism to neopaganism to something called the Hot Tub Mystery Religion.
    • As one moves further from the Wiccan mainstream, neopaganism's eclectic quality - its status as a religion of appropriation - becomes yet more obvious.
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