язычество

Russian

Etymology

язы́ч(ник) (jazýč(nik)) +‎ -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈzɨt͡ɕɪstvə]

Noun

язы́чество • (jazýčestvon inan (genitive язы́чества, nominative plural язы́чества, genitive plural язы́честв)

  1. paganism (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity)

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • а́сатру (ásatru, Norse or Germanic neopaganism)
  • роднове́рие (rodnovérije, Slavic neopaganism)
  • ви́кка (víkka, Wicca)

Derived terms