Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An adherent of a polytheistic religion in antiquity, especially when viewed in contrast to an adherent of a monotheistic religion.
- noun A Neopagan.
- noun One who has no religion.
- noun An adherent of a religion other than Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
- noun A hedonist.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is not a Christian or a member of a Christian community; in a later narrower sense, one who does not worship the true God—that is, is not a Christian, a Jew, or a Mohammedan; a heathen. See the quotation from Trench; see also
paynim . - noun A heathenish or ungodly person; in old slang, a prostitute.
- noun Synonyms Heathen, etc. See
gentile , n. - Pertaining to the worship or worshipers of any religion which is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Mohammedan; heathenish; irreligious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, .
- noun One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-
Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism. - adjective by extension
Savage , immoral,uncivilized , wild. - noun A person not adhering to any major or recognized religion, especially a
heathen or non-Abrahamist , follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion,neopagan . - noun by extension An
uncivilized orunsocialized person - noun Especially an unruly, badly educated child.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
- noun a person who does not acknowledge your god
- noun a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
- adjective not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word pagan comes from the Latin word paganus, meaning “country dweller,” or peasant.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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The word pagan comes from the Latin word paganus, meaning “country dweller,” or peasant.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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Linguistically, the word pagan derives from the Latin word "paganus", which means "a villager", or a "country dweller".
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Mr. Caldigate should be what he called a pagan had been represented by Mr. Bromley to his friends as a great misfortune, and especially
John Caldigate 2004
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In spite of the fact that he was an Asiatic by nature, he despised what he called the pagan ceremonies of the ritualists, and distrusted what he felt to be the atheistic tendency of science.
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The worship of all other gods the Christians held to be sinful idol-worship, a deadly sin in the eyes of God, and they were willing to give up their lives rather than perform the simplest rite of what they termed pagan worship (R. 28).
The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Ellwood Patterson Cubberley 1904
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These are not peculiar to what we call pagan people.
Our Unitarian Gospel 1879
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That Mr. Caldigate should be what he called a pagan had been represented by Mr. Bromley to his friends as a great misfortune, and especially a misfortune to the squire himself.
John Caldigate Anthony Trollope 1848
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Other theories imply that the cross symbolizes the four quarters of the moon, important in pagan ritual.
Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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Other theories imply that the cross symbolizes the four quarters of the moon, important in pagan ritual.
Hot Cross Buns Sarah Lenz 2009
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