Satanism

thumb|The inverted pentagram is a widespread symbol of Satanism.

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Satanism is a philosophical and religious movement that uses symbols like the inverted pentagram and typically rejects traditional religious authority in favor of individualism and critical thinking. It matters because it represents a significant alternative worldview that influences its practitioners' values and beliefs, and because public understanding of it is often clouded by misconceptions and sensationalism.

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Etymology and definitions
Etymology
Definitions
Related terms
Devil in society
Accusations of Satanism
Medieval and Early Modern Christendom
Witch trials
Affair of the Poisons
18th- to 20th-century Christendom
Ritual abuse hysteria
QAnon
Precursors of modern Satanism
Literary
Occult
Contemporary tendencies and groups
Nontheistic Satanism
LaVeyan Satanism and Church of Satan
First Satanic Church
Satanic Reds
The Satanic Temple
Theistic Satanism
First Church of Satan
Turku Society for the Spiritual Sciences
Order of Nine Angles
Temple of Set
Temple of the Black Light
Temple of Zeus
Luciferianism
Personal Satanism
Demographics
2021 Canadian census
Legal recognition
Metal and rock music
See also
References
Notes
Footnotes
Sources
Further reading
External links

thumb|The inverted pentagram is a widespread symbol of Satanism.

Satanism refers to a group of religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs based on Satan—particularly his worship or veneration. Because of the ties to the historical Abrahamic religious figure, Satanism—as well as other religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs that align with Satanism—is considered a countercultural Abrahamic religion.