Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity
, (tracing paper from the Greek ορθοδοξία literally “correct judgment”, “correct teaching” or “correct glorification”) - the true teaching about the knowledge of God, communicated to man by the grace of the Holy Spirit present in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
The word Orthodoxy is a translation of the Greek word Orthodoxy (ορθοδοξία). This word consists of two parts. The first part of Ortho (ορθός) translated from Greek means “straight”, “correct”. The second part of doxa (δόξα) translated from Greek means “knowledge”, “judgment”, “opinion”, as well as “radiance”, “glory”, “honor”. These meanings complement each other, for correct opinion in religion presupposes correct glorification of God, and, as a consequence, participation in His glory. In the latter sense ("glory"), the word doxa occurs most often in the New Testament. For example, the Savior “received from God the Father glory (Greek δόξα) and honor” (2 Pet. 1:17), was “crowned with glory (Greek δόξα) and honor through suffering death” (Heb. 2:9), is coming “on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory (Greek δόξα)” (Luke 21:27), a Christian must be transformed “into the same image from glory (Greek doxa) to glory” (2 Cor. 3:18), “For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory (Greek: δόξα) forever.” Therefore, the word Orthodoxy is translated as Orthodoxy.
Concept of Orthodoxy
appears among Christian writers of the century (in particular, Clement of Alexandria) with the appearance of the first formulas of the teaching of the Church and means the faith of the entire Church in contrast to
heterodoxy
- the disagreement of heretics. The criterion of Orthodoxy is the unchanging preservation of the teachings of Christ and the apostles in the form in which it is set out in the Holy Scriptures and Holy Tradition.
Since the separation of the Eastern Church from the Western, the name “Orthodox” remained with the Eastern Church, while the Western Church adopted the name “Catholic” (or “catholic” - “universal”). In a general, common sense, the names “orthodoxy” and “orthodox” are now being adopted by other Christian confessions, for example, Orthodox Lutheranism
.
In the concept of Orthodoxy
Three semantic meanings can be distinguished, which are interconnected and inconceivable one without the other:
- pure, holistic and undistorted Christian teaching, revealed in church dogmas. In a dogmatic sense, Orthodox teaching opposes all heresies as distortions of Christianity and reflects the fullness of the knowledge of God available to the human race
- community of autocephalous local Churches, faithful to Orthodox teaching and having Eucharistic communion with each other
- spiritual practice (experience) of knowledge of God through the acquisition of the Divine grace of the Holy Spirit, saving and transforming (deifying) a person
About Orthodoxy
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) (+ 1867):
Orthodoxy is true knowledge of God and worship of God; Orthodoxy is the worship of God in spirit and truth; Orthodoxy is the glorification of God by true knowledge of Him and worship of Him; Orthodoxy is God’s glorification of man, a true servant of God, by bestowing upon Him the grace of the All-Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the glory of Christians (John 7:39). Where there is no Spirit, there is no Orthodoxy... Orthodoxy is the teaching of the Holy Spirit, given by God to people for salvation. Where there is no Orthodoxy, there is no salvation... The revealed teaching of God is preserved in inviolable integrity solely and exclusively in the bosom of the Orthodox Eastern Church" [1]
Prof. N.N. Glubokovsky (+ 1937):
Orthodoxy wants to be the complete revelation of Christianity, so that the latter is expressed in it adequately and, therefore, correctly. In this sense, Orthodoxy is a “right confession” - orthodoxy - because it reproduces in itself the entire intelligible object, sees itself and shows it to others in the “correct opinion” in all its objective richness and with all its features... [2]
In its inner hope, Orthodoxy sees itself as Christianity in its original fullness and intact integrity. It is fundamentally distinguished from other Christian confessions not as truth from error, but, in fact, as a whole compared to parts. The latter are already separated from it and, in order to justify and ensure their autonomy, are forced to insist on direct separation with a sharp highlight of their distinctive properties and such dissimilarity that excludes mixing and transmission. By its very integrity, Orthodoxy does not feel any internal need for this, for it carries within itself all the parts and has neither the need nor the desire to differentiate from them...
Orthodoxy does not have “symbolic books” in the technical sense... It considers itself to be right, or the authentic teaching of Christ in all its originality and integrity, and then - what special distinctive doctrine can it have, other than the Gospel of Christ?!.. Orthodoxy appeals to old, primordially Christian norms and does not indicate special “symbolic books” for itself, because it has nothing symbolically new in dogmatic terms compared to the era before the conclusion of the seven Ecumenical Councils. This shows that Orthodoxy preserves and continues the original apostolic Christianity through direct and continuous succession. In the historical flow of Christianity throughout the universe, this is the central flow, coming from the very “fountain of living water” (Rev. 21:6) and not deviating throughout its entire length until the end of the world.
Etymology of the word "ORTHODOXY"
ORTHODOXY, an ancient Russian concept, dates back several tens of thousands of years and takes its roots from the Ancient Vedic Russian national Religion, which described the world order using the concepts of “Reality” (material world), “Nav” (prototypical world), “Rule” (shaping world ) and “Glory” (creator of the world) - (four-level structure of the world order) - at that time Russian people glorified “Rule”, lived according to the Truth and were called ORTHODOX.
Accordingly, ORTHODOXY in the ancient Slavic language means a magical action that improves the shaping world. Currently, the very concept of “Orthodoxy” has been distorted, and even an absurd phrase has arisen - “Christian Orthodoxy”, which is used in the sense of “Christian orthodoxy”, and denotes the same context as “orthodox Islam”.
Orthodoxia (Greek) - correct judgment, teaching.
Until the 16th century, even in Russian Christian chronicles you will not find the term “Orthodoxy” in relation to the Christian religion. In relation to the concept of “faith”, such epithets as “God’s”, “true”, “Christian”, “right” and “immaculate” are used. And even now you will never come across this name in foreign texts, since the Byzantine Christian church is called - orthodox, and is translated into Russian - correct teaching (in defiance of all the other “wrong” ones).
Orthodoxy - (from the Greek orthos - straight, correct and doxa - opinion), the “correct” system of views, fixed by the authoritative authorities of a religious community and mandatory for all members of this community; orthodoxy, agreement with the teachings preached by the church. Orthodox refers primarily to the church in Middle Eastern countries (for example, the Greek Orthodox Church, Orthodox Islam, or Orthodox Judaism). Unconditional adherence to some teaching, firm consistency in views. The opposite of orthodoxy is heterodoxy and heresies. Never and nowhere in other languages will you be able to find the term “Orthodoxy” in relation to the Greek (Byzantine) religious form. The substitution of imagery terms for an external aggressive form was necessary because IHI images did not work on our Russian soil, so we had to mimic existing familiar images.
Even the term “gospel” was stolen by Christians from the government language of Rome; it means “the highest order” - “the good news of the sovereign to the people.” At first, the religion was not called “Christian” and spread throughout the port cities among the debased dregs of society (proselytes), who most easily succumbed to Christian lies and promises of writing off all sins. The most devout Christians became the most ordinary penitent hetaeras, who had worn out their talent over the years. And this is no coincidence. The early Christian “blessed righteous women” rushed between the chapel and their dens. It was they who came up with the well-known formula: “If you don’t sin, you won’t repent, and if you don’t repent, you won’t be saved.” The new religion, having infected a sufficient number of courtesans and slaves, was initially called differently: either “true believers,” then “faithful disciples of the apostles,” or “new prophecy.” The name "Christians" was given to them by their opponents. Only at the end of the 2nd century it will become generally accepted and dominant.
The pinnacle of Tertullian’s sermons was the saying: “I believe because it is absurd.” This is how this position is formulated: “The son of God being crucified is not shameful, for it is shameful. And the son of God died - this is quite reliable, because it is absurd. And having been buried, he rose again - this is true, because it is impossible.” This is the logic.
The term "paganism" means "other languages." This term previously served simply to define people speaking other languages. (Remember how the Romans called all people barbarians; it seemed to them that all other people were saying “var, var, var”). The Russians called the Greeks and Jews “multilinguals” for their knowledge of many dialects and dishonest bargaining. Subsequently, the Jews decided to saturate the term “paganism” (pagan) with negative images, which they successfully did in the Torah, the Talmud, the Bible, and the Koran, and currently support this position in all media.
The concepts of the foundations of the universe: Reveal, Navi, Rule, Glory, the invaders of Rus' needed to ban and transfer the energy of people’s thoughts into their own use, to introduce the concept of “hell,” which did not exist at all in Rus'.
Reality is our familiar world in which we live.
Nav is the world of our ancestors, where our souls go after death in the world of Reveal.
Glory to this world of the gods, where we and our ancestors strive to get to,
subconsciously remembering that Russians are the children of the gods.
Rule these are canons and regulations, the boundary between all three worlds, interacting with each other in such a way that descendants are incarnated in the family of their ancestors, so that there are mutual transitions of souls between the worlds of Reveal and Navi, to follow the path of Rule to the world of Glory.
RUSSIAN PEOPLE, MY FELLOW CITIZENS ARE MISTAKEN, THE RELIGION OF YOUR FATHERS IS NOT PAGAN, BUT VEDIC, USE THE ORIGINAL RUSSIAN TERMINOLOGY, DO NOT WALK ON A JEWISH LEAD. IT HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE THAT THE RUSSIAN MAGI, THE GUARDIANS OF THE TEACHING, POSSESSING DIVINE KNOWLEDGE AND THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, DEFINED THEIR GREAT KNOWLEDGE BY THE TERM — “PAGANICITY.”
AND EVEN BETTER REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE ORTHODOX AND FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE RIGHT.
The circle of Svarog is divided into 12 eras, each of which is equal to 2160 years. In 2012, the era of Christianity (the era of Pisces), which corresponds to the month of Lute in the Slavic month, ends and the era corresponding to the month of Berezan begins. In 2012, the circle of Svarog closes and a new Svarog Kolo begins. The fierce night ends, the Sun rises again over Russia.
Where did the word “Orthodoxy” come from?
Also in this article we will not talk about Prav, Java and Navi.
This is a separate, big topic. What is important to us now is that the word “Orthodoxy” is essential for the study of Spiritual Heritage. Therefore, we will build a simple logical chain. So, open Wikipedia and look: Orthodoxy (tracing paper from Greek ὀρθοδοξία - literally “correct glorification (glorification)”, historically, in meaning - “correct opinion”) is one of the main and oldest movements in Christianity, which is believed to have arisen around 33 years in Jerusalem and developed in Byzantium in the first millennium during the era of the 7 Ecumenical Councils.
Great! We open Yandex translator and see how it translates the word “Orthodoxy”. This is what we get:
Orthodoxy, orthodox, orthodox christianity, christianity (orthodoxy, Christians)
orthodox Christian (Orthodox Christianity)
Even more interesting is that the translator translates the word “Ορθοδοξία” as “orthodoxy”!
Well, okay, they translated, that means they translated. And we will translate:
And so on. There are also “Orthodox” Jews and other Orthodox Christians.
It's funny, isn't it? Why such double standards? After all, the word “orthodoxy” coexists perfectly in the Russian language.
And here is information about how the word “Orthodox” appeared in the name “Russian Orthodox Church”:
Name Russian Orthodox Church
has been used for a long time, but was accepted as official only in the fall of 1943. Previously, the names “Russian Orthodox Church”, “Greek-Eastern Russian Church” and others were used. (Quote from Wikipedia)
Interesting? The phrase that the name Russian Orthodox Church has been used for a long time
refers to the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary of 1899.
Has this been called for a long time? But the fact that the church previously bore the name “Greek-Eastern Russian Church”
is much closer to the truth!
Here is another interesting excerpt from Wikipedia:
We do find the word “Orthodox” in the chronicles, but as has been shown more than once, all these places are later insertions. This is explained by the variety of names that are given on Wikipedia.
Here's an interesting document. Read the penultimate line carefully.
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Their tongue is their enemy
Photo: AP/Sergey Ponomarev
On February 9, 2014, a young man named Stepan Komarov entered a church in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and shot the parishioners there with a gun. This young man was interested in neo-paganism[1].
Today neopaganism is no longer something exotic. Hundreds of websites and numerous books published in large circulations, periodical newspapers and magazines - all this bears fruit. The explosion in the church of the city of Vladimir[2], the desecration of the worship cross on the site of the Novoolgov settlement, located near the village of Staraya Ryazan[3], and, finally, the shooting in the church of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk are not random events, but natural manifestations of the anti-Christian ideology that presented under the guise of a revival of pre-Christian beliefs. Educated people perfectly understand the absurdity of this kind of attempt, since there is no accurate historical information about Slavic paganism, except for scattered folklore fragments, from which it is impossible to restore a single religious system. In this regard, modern neo-paganism cannot be called anything other than a remake. The newly-minted Magi themselves understand this well, and therefore they focus their efforts not on the religious component of the teaching, but on anti-Christian propaganda, which, as we see, is quite successful.
Stepan Komarov
Despite the fact that in our time there are many talented missionaries and apologists in the Orthodox Church, no one is systematically dealing with the problem of neo-paganism. Occasionally, local debates take place with representatives of neo-pagans, articles are published, but there is no full-fledged analysis of this new and extremely hostile teaching to Christianity. In our opinion, it is necessary to do this, since neo-pagan anti-Christian attacks, although quite primitive, are very readily accepted by some young people who are not familiar with historical and theological sciences.
One of the favorite polemical techniques of neo-pagans is the distortion of the meanings of words. In this article we will examine several of the most commonly used myths by pagans related to the etymology and meaning of a number of concepts.
Proper glory
One of the common linguistic myths is the story that the word “Orthodoxy” has nothing to do with Christianity
Probably one of the most common linguistic myths among pagans is the story that the word “Orthodoxy” itself has nothing to do with Christianity. This concept supposedly originally had a religious pagan meaning and meant “glorification of the Rule,” that is, the highest world of the gods. From the point of view of supporters of this theory, the ancient Slavs had an idea of the universe as the inseparable coexistence of its three parts: “navi” - the underground world of the dead, “reveal” - the material world and “rule” - the divine world. Christians borrowed the term “Orthodoxy”, and they did it quite late - during the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, and before that, instead of “Orthodoxy” they used the word “orthodoxy”.
Image of the Church
In fact, this point of view has nothing to do with reality. First of all, it is worth noting that historians do not know any confirmation of the Slavs’ belief in “rule-reveal-nav”. This terminology first appears on the pages of the so-called “Veles Book”, which is clearly recognized by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community as a rather inept fake[4]. There is also a neo-pagan fiction widely circulated on the Internet about a certain Byzantine monk Belisarius, who in 532 wrote about the “Orthodox Slavs,” but official historical science knows neither such a person nor such a text.
“Orthodoxy” is the most accurate translation of the Greek word “ὀρθοδοξία” (orthodoxy), which entered the Christian lexicon during the era of the Ecumenical Councils
The real etymology of the word “Orthodoxy” is indeed quite interesting. “Orthodoxy” is a “tracing paper”, that is, the most accurate translation of the Greek word “ὀρθοδοξία” (orthodoxy). The word “orthodoxy” consists of two parts: “ὀρθός” (orthos) - “correct, right” and “δόξα” (doxa), which literally means “opinion, judgment, teaching,” although it can also be translated as “glory, honor". The word “orthodoxy” entered the Christian lexicon during the era of the Ecumenical Councils[5] and was used by the Church Fathers as an antonym for various heretical teachings - “heterodoxies” (literally translated - “different opinions, judgments”). The word “Orthodoxy” also has two roots. The root of “rights” does not raise questions; its unambiguous semantics is “correct, correct.” The second part - "glory" - has the same root as the word "glory", one of the meanings of which is also "opinion, judgment, teaching", for example: "these people have a bad reputation." Thus, the phrase “Orthodox Christianity” means “correct Christian teaching.” As we can see, the translation was made extremely accurately and is completely authentic to the foreign language meaning. In addition, there are a large number of references to this term in various pre-Nikon written sources, for example in the “Sermon on Law and Grace” by Metropolitan Hilarion, dated by historians to 1037[6], or in the “Tale of the Stand on the Ugra” (XV century) [7]. Sometimes the chronicles also included the word “orthodoxy” as a synonym for “orthodoxy.” This is a completely correct replacement, but this synonym did not fully convey the original meaning of the concept, so its use gradually decreased. Finally, the name “Orthodoxy” is used in other Local Churches - Bulgarian (Bulgarska Pravoslavna Tsarkva) and Serbian (Srpska Pravoslavna Tsrkva).
There is one more interesting point that you should pay attention to. After the fall of the Roman Catholics from the Universal Church in Catholic countries, the word “orthodoxy” gradually became synonymous with the word “fanatic.” It is in this meaning that it again came into the Russian language without translation - for example, the phrase “Orthodox Jew” in no way means “Orthodox Jew.”
This is a very interesting, but far from the only case when a word that was once translated from Greek into Church Slavonic again came into our language without translation and with a changed meaning. For example, the Greek word “metamorphosis” was translated as “transfiguration”, but subsequently came into our linguistic tradition without translation in the meaning of “transformation or taking on a different image”, and the word “charisma” was translated as “grace”, but then also entered into used without translation in the meaning of “charm, ability to lead.”
Evpatiy Kolovrat - Perunov's soldier or warrior of Christ?
A characteristic feature of neo-pagan propaganda is the desire to enroll famous historical figures in the ranks of its adherents.
An example of pagan wisdom
Another characteristic feature of neo-pagan propaganda is the desire to enroll in the ranks of its adherents famous historical figures who lived after the Baptism of Rus'. It looks completely ridiculous when such attempts are made in relation to Sergius of Radonezh or Seraphim of Sarov, but the average person who is not sophisticated in historical knowledge may well believe, for example, the neo-pagan myth about the “Perun soldier Evpatiy Kolovrat.”
Let us recall that Evpatiy’s feat is described in the ancient Russian literary monument “The Tale of the Ruin of Ryazan by Batu.” Evpatiy Kolovrat is a Ryazan governor who, with a small squad of soldiers, caught up with Batu’s army after the ruin of Ryazan. In an unequal battle with the Mongol-Tatars, Evpatiy defeated many of the best enemy warriors. The Tatars managed to defeat Kolovrat’s detachment only after they used “vices” against him - siege stone-throwing weapons. By order of Batu, Evpatiy’s body was given to the surviving Russian soldiers, and they themselves were released without causing any harm.
The idea of paganism by Evpatiy Kolovrat is actively promoted by several neo-pagan writers, mainly specializing in the genre of “fantasy” and “alternative history”. Their main arguments in favor of the pagan religion of Evpatiy are the following theses:
1. the name Evpatiy is not in the Christian calendar;
2. “Kolovrat” is a type of pagan swastika;
3. the courage and dedication that Evpatiy possessed are characteristic, according to these authors, exclusively of pagans.
Evpatiy Kolovrat. Artist: P. Litvinsky
1. In fact, Evpatiy is a modified Greek name Hypatius.
In Ancient Rus', this name was quite widespread, since the Hieromartyr Hypatius of Gangra was a highly revered saint, in whose honor one of the oldest Russian monasteries was even founded in Kostroma. Small changes in pronunciation and spelling are associated with the peculiarities of linguistic tradition and are not something unusual. It is enough to cite as an example the Greek name George, which in the Slavic tradition was modified into two different names - Egor and Yuri, which also became commonly used. In addition, some editions of “The Tale of the Ruin of Ryazan by Batu” indicate the Christian patronymic Evpatiya - Lvovich, and also talk about his solemn funeral in the Ryazan Cathedral. And the soldiers of Evpatyev’s regiment themselves, according to “The Tale of the Ruin of Ryazan by Batu,” testify to their religion: “And the Tatars barely caught five military men from Evpatyev’s regiment, exhausted from great wounds. And they were brought to King Batu, and King Batu began to ask them: “What faith are you, and what land are you, and why are you doing so much evil to me?” They answered: “We are of Christian , and we are from the regiment of Evpatiy Kolovrat.”
A type of crossbow was called “self-shooting Kolovrat”
2. Historical science does not know the word “Kolovrat” in the meaning of “a type of swastika”; in this meaning it began to be used only in modern neo-pagan environments. This word consists of two roots: “kolo”, which in ancient Russian meant circle, and “vrat”, that is, rotation. In the time of Evpatiy, “self-shooting kolovrat” was a type of crossbow[9], for cocking which a rotary mechanism in the form of a circle with a handle was used. Therefore, Kolovrat is a common military nickname for a skilled crossbowman. It is also possible that Evpatiy was nicknamed Kolovrat for his special military skill - fighting with two swords; in any case, this nickname does not carry any pagan meaning.
3. The assertion that Kolovrat’s feat is generally unusual for a Christian, since it is essentially suicide, which is prohibited for Christians, is completely unfounded. Here I would like to remind you that one of the most important commandments of the Gospel are the words of Christ: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Following it, Christian warriors were distinguished by their special courage and perseverance, often saving their comrades at the cost of their lives. This was considered the norm and correct confession of the Christian faith. Therefore, the feat of Evpatiy is not unique in the history of Christian warriors. As an example, we can cite the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XI Palaiologos, glorified by the Church as a saint, who, during the siege of Constantinople by the Turks, single-handedly went out against a huge army. History has preserved his last words: “The city has fallen, but I am still alive.” The emperor was found lifeless under a pile of enemy bodies.
“But for us who are being saved is the power of God.”
The phrase attributed to Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich is part of a quote from the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians of the Apostle Paul
Prince Svyatoslav. Artist: Vladimir Kireev
Let us also examine another neo-pagan misconception, this time concerning Prince Svyatoslav. Modern polytheists quite often refer to Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich, highly revered among them, who allegedly was a great opponent of Christianity. Thus, the phrase is attributed to him: “The Christian faith is an ugliness.” This expression wanders from one neo-pagan book to another with reference to the annals of the Tale of Bygone Years, but the prince never uttered anything like this. In fact, this is part of a quote from the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians of the Apostle Paul, which in its entirety reads: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Cor. 1:18). This is what the author of The Tale of Bygone Years quotes, complaining that Svyatoslav did not want to be baptized, despite the admonitions of his Christian mother Olga. However, there the chronicler explains that Svyatoslav did not forbid anyone to be baptized, but, apparently, he himself was under the strong influence of the polytheist warriors and was afraid to go against their opinion. This can be seen from his response to Princess Olga, which is given in the chronicle: “Olga often said: “I have come to know God, my son, and I rejoice; if you come to know God, you will also begin to rejoice.” He did not heed this, saying: “How can I alone accept a different faith? And my squad will mock.” But his son, Prince Vladimir, did not indulge his surroundings and boldly accepted the Christian faith.
Actually, the very word “Christian” has since begun to be identified with the entire people, becoming a common name for the largest class - the peasantry.
Why did poisonous mushrooms become known as toadstools?
But if Christianity has essentially become the self-identification of the majority of the Russian people, then has the memory of paganism been preserved in the linguistic folk tradition? This question can be answered in the affirmative. After the Baptism of Rus', the Latin term “paganus” began to be used to designate a person who adheres to polytheism, which began to be associated with everything unclean, vile and harmful. From him came such words as filthy, toadstool, bastard, trash. This is exactly how pagan polytheism began to be perceived in the popular consciousness. And as the apotheosis of the people's attitude to this phenomenon - the epic legend about Saint Elijah of Muromets and his battle with the filthy idol. And although neo-pagans like to call themselves Old Believers, this name, according to historical documents, was used only in relation to schismatic Christians who did not accept the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, while pagans are not called anything other than “filthy” by the chronicles.
Toadstool mushrooms
The Latin "paganus" means "hillbilly". And the posters with brutal warriors and the inscriptions “Pagan Power” are comical
No less interesting is the etymology of the original Latin word “paganus”. In pre-Christian times in the Roman Empire, this word meant “non-military person, hillbilly.” But already during the time of the first catacomb churches, Christians who called themselves soldiers of Christ began to use the term “paganus” as a contrast, meaning everyone who did not belong to the army of Christ - that is, followers of various polytheistic religions. In this connection, neo-pagan posters and covers of music CDs with images of brutal warriors and inscriptions like “Pagan Power”, “Pagan Metal War”, “Pagan Front”, etc. look quite comical.
In general, most concepts associated with pre-Christian Slavic beliefs have an extremely negative meaning in the Russian language, and sometimes are simply curses. This, for example, is the word “boob,” which originally meant a cult pagan statue made of wood or stone. Its synonyms are idol, idol, block of wood or chock[10]. And the term “pagan” itself also has a rather disparaging connotation. The Slavs called “tongues” representatives of other nationalities, that is, those who speak other languages, therefore, in the literal sense, a “pagan” is a “foreigner.”
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This article does not analyze all the etymological manipulations that are generated in huge quantities by the ideologists of neo-paganism. Of course, sometimes it is far from easy to prove to a person who firmly believes, for example, that the word “calendar” is originally Slavic and means “Kolyady gift”, in fact, it comes from the Latin calendae[11]. However, it is still necessary to give a clear and substantiated answer to statements and superstitions that are sometimes completely ridiculous from the point of view of science and common sense in order to protect the consciousness of our people from new “trash.”
