pagan

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noun

pa·gan ˈpā-gən How to pronounce pagan (audio)

plural pagans

: a person who practices a contemporary form of paganism (such as Wicca) : neo-pagan

… thousands of people … flock to the iconic prehistoric stone monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southwestern England to celebrate the solstice in a tradition that has been observed for millennia and still carries spiritual importance for modern-day pagans.

Aristos Georgiou

Greece's pagans have found an unlikely champion in James O'Dell, a Croydon-born chartered surveyor who gave up his job to "serve the gods". Through the internet he has brought Apollo-loving pagans together in Britain …

Helena Smith

old fashioned + often offensive : a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity : heathen

history : a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome or Greece)

We are not ancient Greek pagans who saw death as the gateway to Hades.

Christopher Howse

… responses that reveal how [ancient] Roman pagans responded to the withdrawal of administrative support for traditional Roman religion.

R. E. Winn

… he added, with the air of a man who believed what he was telling, "but the first that went astray here was a pagan of old Rome, who hid himself in order to spy out and betray the blessed saints … "

Nathaniel Hawthorne

literary : one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : a nonreligious hedonistic person

He himself is a pagan of the decadence. He … prefers a well-ordered dinner to a dissertation on the immortality of the soul.

Charles Dudley Warner

paganish

ˈpā-gə-nish How to pronounce pagan (audio)

adjective

pagan

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adjective

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of pagans

pagan customs/beliefs

Reuse of Roman objects was not uncommon during the Middle Ages, although the discovery of ancient sculpture was usually a momentous event, and pagan images in particular provoked fearful responses.

Peter Scott Brown

In addition to moon-rituals, wiccans celebrate pagan seasonal holidays …

Scott McMurray

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What do pagan and heathen really mean?

Pagan is derived from the Late Latin paganus, which was used at the end of the Roman Empire to name those who practiced a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Early Christians often used the term to refer to non-Christians who worshiped multiple deities. In Latin, paganus originally meant “country dweller” or “civilian"; it is believed that the word’s religious meanings developed either from the enduring non-Christian religious practices of those who lived far from the Roman cities where Christianity was more quickly adopted, or from the fact that early Christians referred to themselves as “soldiers of Christ,” making nonbelievers “civilians.”

The definition and etymology of heathen overlap with those of pagan: both words denote “an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible,” and heathen, like pagan, is believed to have come from the term for a country inhabitant, or in this case, a "heath dweller."

Both words have developed broader and pejorative meanings over time, with pagan being used to mean “an irreligious or hedonistic person” and heathen “uncivilized” or “strange,” but their original meanings are still in use.

Example Sentences

Noun the temple was built by pagans in the 4th century as a place to worship their idols

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Church officials decided to recognize Dec. 25 as his birthday, probably to coincide with the date of pagan festivals in an attempt to get pagans to accept Christianity as the official religion.

Atlanta Life, ajc, 10 Nov. 2017 While plague stalks the land, paranoid peasants swap cautionary folk tales about evil spirits, pagans, Jews and other outsiders.

Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017 Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of England and established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans.

Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 27 Sep. 2017 Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of Englandand established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans.

Jonah Goldberg, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 Sep. 2017 Lance Wallnau, a Christian author, claimed God spoke to him and showed him that Trump was like King Cyrus, who followed God’s will despite being a pagan.

Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2017 To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo-pagan, a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream.

James Wolcott, HWD, 19 June 2017 To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo-pagan, a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream.

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单词	pagan
释义	pagan 1 of 2 noun pa·gan ˈpā-gən plural pagans 1 : a person who practices a contemporary form of paganism (such as Wicca) : neo-pagan … thousands of people … flock to the iconic prehistoric stone monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southwestern England to celebrate the solstice in a tradition that has been observed for millennia and still carries spiritual importance for modern-day pagans. Aristos Georgiou Greece's pagans have found an unlikely champion in James O'Dell, a Croydon-born chartered surveyor who gave up his job to "serve the gods". Through the internet he has brought Apollo-loving pagans together in Britain … Helena Smith 2 a old fashioned + often offensive : a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity : heathen b history : a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome or Greece) We are not ancient Greek pagans who saw death as the gateway to Hades. Christopher Howse … responses that reveal how [ancient] Roman pagans responded to the withdrawal of administrative support for traditional Roman religion. R. E. Winn … he added, with the air of a man who believed what he was telling, "but the first that went astray here was a pagan of old Rome, who hid himself in order to spy out and betray the blessed saints … " Nathaniel Hawthorne 3 literary : one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : a nonreligious hedonistic person He himself is a pagan of the decadence. He … prefers a well-ordered dinner to a dissertation on the immortality of the soul. Charles Dudley Warner paganish ˈpā-gə-nish adjective pagan 2 of 2 adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of pagans pagan customs/beliefs Reuse of Roman objects was not uncommon during the Middle Ages, although the discovery of ancient sculpture was usually a momentous event, and pagan images in particular provoked fearful responses. Peter Scott Brown In addition to moon-rituals, wiccans celebrate pagan seasonal holidays … Scott McMurray Did you know? What do pagan and heathen really mean? Pagan is derived from the Late Latin paganus, which was used at the end of the Roman Empire to name those who practiced a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Early Christians often used the term to refer to non-Christians who worshiped multiple deities. In Latin, paganus originally meant “country dweller” or “civilian"; it is believed that the word’s religious meanings developed either from the enduring non-Christian religious practices of those who lived far from the Roman cities where Christianity was more quickly adopted, or from the fact that early Christians referred to themselves as “soldiers of Christ,” making nonbelievers “civilians.” The definition and etymology of heathen overlap with those of pagan: both words denote “an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible,” and heathen, like pagan, is believed to have come from the term for a country inhabitant, or in this case, a "heath dweller." Both words have developed broader and pejorative meanings over time, with pagan being used to mean “an irreligious or hedonistic person” and heathen “uncivilized” or “strange,” but their original meanings are still in use. Synonyms Noun gentile heathen idolater idolator See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the temple was built by pagans in the 4th century as a place to worship their idols Recent Examples on the Web Noun Church officials decided to recognize Dec. 25 as his birthday, probably to coincide with the date of pagan festivals in an attempt to get pagans to accept Christianity as the official religion. Atlanta Life, ajc, 10 Nov. 2017 While plague stalks the land, paranoid peasants swap cautionary folk tales about evil spirits, pagans, Jews and other outsiders. Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017 Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of England and established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans. Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 27 Sep. 2017 Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of Englandand established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans. Jonah Goldberg, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 Sep. 2017 Lance Wallnau, a Christian author, claimed God spoke to him and showed him that Trump was like King Cyrus, who followed God’s will despite being a pagan. Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2017 To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo-pagan, a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. James Wolcott, HWD, 19 June 2017 To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo-pagan, a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. James Wolcott, HWD, 19 June 2017 To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo-pagan, a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. James Wolcott, HWD, 19 June 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Late Latin paganus, from Latin, civilian, country dweller, from pagus country district; akin to Latin pangere to fix — more at pact First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing pagan neo-pagan neo-pagan Kids Definition pagan 1 of 2 noun pa·gan ˈpā-gən : heathen entry 2 sense 1 pagan 2 of 2 adjective : of or relating to heathens or their worship : heathen a pagan temple pagan 1 of 2 noun as in gentile a person who does not worship the God of the Bible the temple was built by pagans in the 4th century as a place to worship their idols Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gentile atheist idolator infidel heathen idolater non-Christian unbeliever nonbeliever neo-pagan non-Muslim giaour misbeliever polytheist non-Jew miscreant Antonyms & Near Antonyms Christian Muslim Jew pagan 2 of 2 adjective as in secular Synonyms & Similar Words secular godless atheistic irreligious religionless paganish nonreligious profane earthly temporal nondenominational worldly nonsectarian laic laical lay terrestrial nonclerical blasphemous terrene mundane impious physical sacrilegious bodily carnal corporal irreverent unhallowed fleshly unconsecrated material substantial Antonyms & Near Antonyms religious spiritual sacred divine holy pious devout godly metaphysical consecrated reverent worshipful sacrosanct prayerful hallowed churchly ethereal immaterial sanctified insubstantial incorporeal nonphysical unsubstantial bodiless See More
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