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Asatruan
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English
Etymology
From en Asatru an.
Noun
en rare Asatruist
en https://books.google.com/books?id=IWT4_ZQ2grsC&pg=PR24&dq=%22Asatruans%22 xxiv Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity w:David Hurst Thomas w:Basic Books 046509225X 2000 The Asatruans, who take their name from an Icelandic term meaning "those true to the Gods," are a northern California–based religious group who trace their pre-Christian ancestry to Scandinavian and Germanic tribes of northern Europe. The Asatruans sued to stop the United States government from repatriating the bones to the Indian claimants.
en https://books.google.com/books?id=_3P5RqX8COsC&pg=PA33&dq=%22Asatruans%22 Spirituality in Patient Care 3rd w:Harold G. Koenig w:Templeton Foundation Press 9781599474250 2013 33 Religious or spiritual beliefs may have a particularly strong influence on medical decisions made by patients whose religious beliefs are not traditional. Consider the refusal of blood products by Jehovah's Witnesses, the forgoing of medical care by Christian Scientists, or the avoidance of psychiatric care by Scientologists. Likewise, a study of 458 "neo-pagans" (Wiccans, Druids, Asatruans) reported that 73 percent had religious or spiritual beliefs that would influence their medical decisions.
en https://books.google.com/books?id=KKQ_EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA152&dq=%22asatruans%22 Afrikaners and the Boundaries of Faith in Post-Apartheid South Africa Annika Björnsdotter Teppo w:Routledge 9781000441635 2022 152 Most neopagan groupings I met did not openly proclaim racial exclusivity the way the Asatruans did.
Anagrams
en aaanrstu Ustarana