paganisticadj.
/ˌpeɪɡəˈnɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌpeɪɡəˈnɪstɪk/ Resembling or befitting a pagan or paganism; †primitive, savage (obsolete).
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heathenishc893
heathen971
misbelievedc1225
Barbarya1300
payenc1300
miscreantc1330
paynimc1330
uncircumcideda1382
uncircumciseda1400
gentilec1400
heathenly1415
paganismc1425
profanec1450
pagan1464
ethnical?a1475
payemec1480
miscredentc1500
heathenish1535
whorish1535
ethnic1542
ethnish1542
idolous1546
mammetrous1546
gentilish1550
idolatrous?1550
idololatrical1550
infidel1551
idolatrical1556
gentilical1573
paganical?1573
idolish1577
heatheny1580
irreligious1585
paganish1589
gentilic1603
idolaster1608
gentilitious1613
heathenous1613
idolatrizing1614
image-worshipping1621
misreligious1623
Mahounda1625
gentilizing1637
idololatrousa1641
infidelious1648
Baalitical1652
national1661
idolatric1669
paganic1676
gentilized1684
Baalish1690
idololatrica1711
infidelical1802
semi-fidel1834
Greekish1851
paganistic1853
unselect1882
goyish1888
1853 J. R. Browne Yusef xxiv. 216 The carving is minute and beautiful... There is a mass of men and animals, in most Paganistic confusion, very well executed and very strangely designed.
1893 New Eng. Mag. Mar. 93/1 There I first heard the expediency of cremation discussed, and recollect that it was disapproved of by Mr. Porter as typifying a tendency to reaction in favor of paganistic practices.
1948 L. Spitzer Linguistics & Lit. Hist. v. 194 A comparison of Claudel's Christian ode with the paganistic ode of Ronsard.
1999 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 11 May a9 Many scholars and religious leaders are keenly aware that some paganistic rituals have become Christian traditions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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