CorvusCorax
Dreamer
The fantasy series I've been working on for a long time now is set on an alternate Earth.
Some of the many many differences between this world and ours include there being no Christianity (at least not as we know it) and the Roman Empire having had a much greater cultural influence on Britain.
As a result of this, the state religion of Britain is the religion we would call Roman paganism or something similar. The worship of gods such as Jupiter, Minerva, Mars, etc.
But for various reasons Roman paganism doesn't really work as an in-universe name for the religion.
So far all I've got is a fairly obvious one: Romanism. Aside from being a real-world (often derogatory) term for Roman Catholicism, there's just something about it that doesn't feel quite right to me. I'll use it if I have to, but I'd prefer to find something that I feel fits better.
Does anyone have any ideas for a more updated name for this religion? Something that wouldn't seem out of place alongside names such as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.
If, in our world, it had survived to this day as an organised religion, what might it be called?
Some of the many many differences between this world and ours include there being no Christianity (at least not as we know it) and the Roman Empire having had a much greater cultural influence on Britain.
As a result of this, the state religion of Britain is the religion we would call Roman paganism or something similar. The worship of gods such as Jupiter, Minerva, Mars, etc.
But for various reasons Roman paganism doesn't really work as an in-universe name for the religion.
So far all I've got is a fairly obvious one: Romanism. Aside from being a real-world (often derogatory) term for Roman Catholicism, there's just something about it that doesn't feel quite right to me. I'll use it if I have to, but I'd prefer to find something that I feel fits better.
Does anyone have any ideas for a more updated name for this religion? Something that wouldn't seem out of place alongside names such as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.
If, in our world, it had survived to this day as an organised religion, what might it be called?