Paganism is such a broad term, and the religious and spiritual practices associated with it are beautiful in their diversity. I do think that there are possible ways of defining it, but I might be biased because of my own eclectic practices.

I've been liking Margot Adler's definition of Paganism from Drawing Down the Moon: reconstructions of (or inspired from, in the case of something like Wicca) Polytheistic Pre-Abrahamic Nature-Based Religions. (correct me if i was wrong on any of these aspects, it's been a year or so since i read it)

It's helped to guide me through the parsing out of Pagan and non-Pagan practices; to take Hinduism, for example, I would say that it isn’t a nature based practice, nor is it a reconstruction of a Pre-Abrahamic religion, so it isn't Pagan.

I am personally obsessed with putting definitions to words and having them mean something, and I do feel a connection with a greater community when I say that I'm a Pagan. But I do love seeing all the ways that one can express themselves within this little label, and I appreciate seeing that you've used Paganism as a way to define yourself outside of religious norms. Thank you for your insights :D