First of all paganism itself is really not a religion. There is no such thing as the 🌟 doctrine of paganism. In fact we have to remember that it's the Christians who use the term pagan to define 🌟 those people who are not Christians.

When Christianity became generally accepted in the towns and cities of the empire, paganus was used to refer 🌟 to a villager who continued to worship the old gods. Christians used the term for anyone not of their faith 🌟 or of the Jewish faith. The word in Old English for such a person was what is now heathen.