folkish

Meaning

Adjective

• Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
• In the style of folk music.
• Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
• Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.

Related

Similar words

• folky
• traditional
• neo-völkisch (related to far-right or racist neopagan groups)

Opposite words

• futuristic, modern
• universalist (related to their opponents, neopagan groups that support marginalized people)

Origin

• folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)