What Are Pagans?
What does the word mean wicca
really mean,and where did it come from? Wicca is only one of many religions
of the world that could be grouped under the umbella of paganism. So before
we can define wiicca, we must first define the word pagan.
Pagan comes from the latin
word pagani or paganus,which translates into "hearth or home
dweller".
With the expansion of
christanity the word pagan was redefined as one who worshipped the
old god and goddesses. and did not seriously worship the new christian
god.
In the early years of
the christian movement, being a pagan had not taken on the ominious
overtones of heathen or heretic that later lead to the persecutions and
horrors of the dark ages, and beyond. (even somewhat today).
The current definition
for the word pagan from the American Heritage Dictionary is as follows"
A practitioner of any non-christian, non-jewish or non-muslim religious.
typically holding a polytheist or pantheist doctrine, philosophy,or creed.
Please note that by
definition that 50% of the world's population could be considered Pagan.
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