English

Noun
wikipedia|Satanism|the word "Satanism"
wikipedia|LaVeyan? Satanism
en-noun

1. worship|Worship of the Devil.
2. Any religion seen as both non-Christian and anti-|anti-Christian.
3. The religion of the w:Church of Satan|Church of Satan, founded in 1966 by w:Anton Szandor LaVey?|Anton Szandor LaVey?, which characterizes human instincts and desires as "Satan" and urges capitulation to such instincts and desires; also called LaVeyan? Satanism.

Usage notes
Satanism is not always capitalized in all senses.
Self-identified Satanists typically use the term Satanism in senses 2 and 3, and use the terms Satanic and Satanist analogously.

Translations
trans-top|devil worship
Croatian: t-|hr|sotonizam|m
Dutch: t-|nl|satanisme|n
German: Teufelsanbeterei m, Satanismus m
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Greek: t|el|�α�ανι�μ��|m|sc=Grek (satanismós)
Norwegian: t-|no|satanisme|m
Polish: satanizm m
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trans-top|a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey?
Croatian: t-|hr|sotonizam|m
German: t+|de|Satanismus|m
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Norwegian: t-|no|satanisme|m
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Catalan: satanisme m
ttbc|Spanish: satanismo m
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See also
satanic, Satanic
satanist, Satanist

Category:Religion
Category:English_nouns_ending_in_-ism

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