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paganism in [place/time]
paganism 通常不带冠词，用 in [place/time] 限定地域或时代。
Paganism in ancient Greece included many local deities.
古希腊的异教信仰包含许多地方神祇。
异教信仰；异教
paganisms — plural of paganism
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
异教信仰；异教
any of various religions other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
Paganism in ancient Greece included many local deities.
古希腊的异教信仰包含许多地方神祇。
指信仰本身，不指信徒；信徒为 pagan。
任何本土多神论宗教。
Any indigenous polytheistic religion.
自然崇拜宗教
Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.
Paganism often involves a deep respect for nature and its cycles.
异教信仰通常包含对自然及其循环的深深敬意。
The festival has its roots in ancient paganism, which honored the sun.
这个节日起源于古代异教，那是一种崇拜太阳的信仰。
She studied paganism at university and wrote her thesis on its rituals.
她在大学研究异教信仰，并写了关于其仪式的论文。
paganism 通常不带冠词，用 in [place/time] 限定地域或时代。
Paganism in ancient Greece included many local deities.
古希腊的异教信仰包含许多地方神祇。
paganism 不可数；a form of 用来表示“一种”，便于具体描述。
The festival may be a surviving form of paganism.
这个节日可能是异教信仰的一种遗存形式。
convert to 表示“改信”，后接宗教名词，通常不加冠词。
He converted to paganism in his twenties.
他二十多岁时改信了异教。
Not this
He is a paganism.
Use this
He is a pagan.
paganism 是抽象名词，指“异教信仰”或“异教体系”，不能用来指人；指信仰者要用可数名词 pagan。
Not this
The paganism tribes worship many gods.
Use this
The pagan tribes worship many gods.
paganism 是名词，不能直接放在另一个名词前作定语；修饰名词表示“异教的”时要用形容词 pagan。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古代异教信仰
Ancient paganism involved many gods and nature spirits.
古代异教信仰涉及许多神祇和自然神灵。
现代异教信仰
Modern paganism includes Wicca and other nature-based religions.
现代异教信仰包括威卡教和其他以自然为基础的宗教。
北欧异教信仰
Norse paganism was practiced in Scandinavia before Christianity.
在基督教传入之前，北欧异教信仰在斯堪的纳维亚地区盛行。
异教信仰的传播
The spread of paganism slowed after the Roman Empire embraced Christianity.
罗马帝国皈依基督教后，异教信仰的传播放缓了。
异教信仰的复兴
There has been a revival of paganism in recent decades.
近几十年来，异教信仰出现了复兴。
异教信仰的衰落
The decline of paganism in Europe took several centuries.
欧洲异教信仰的衰落持续了几个世纪。
Use paganisms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 paganism = pagan + ism：pagan 指非基督教信徒，ism 表信仰／主义，合起来就是异教信仰。
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious studies、historical writing、cultural comparison paganism 通常用于学术或正式语境，指基督教、犹太教、伊斯兰教之外的多神信仰或民间宗教；在日常口语中较少出现，多用于宗教史、人类学或跨宗教讨论。
表示总体信仰时通常不可数；复数 paganisms 指不同类型的异教信仰。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.