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   pagan

   /ˈpeɪɡ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in historical contexts) a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main or recognized religions: "the incoming Germanic peoples were pagans"
   • ▪ a non-Christian.
   • ▪ a member of a modern religious movement that seeks to incorporate beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship; an adherent of neopaganism.

   adjective

   • 1. (especially in historical contexts) holding or constituting religious beliefs other than those of the main or recognized religions: "a pagan god"
   • ▪ relating or adhering to a modern religious movement that seeks to incorporate beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship; neopagan: "the winter solstice is a major pagan festival"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin paganus ‘villager, rustic’, from pagus ‘country district’. Latin paganus also meant ‘civilian’, becoming, in Christian Latin, ‘heathen’ (i.e. one not enrolled in the army of Christ).

   Derivatives

   • 1. paganish adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paganPagan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PAGAN is a person who practices a contemporary form of paganism (such as Wicca) : neo-pagan. How to use pagan in a sentence. The Uses and Origins of Heathen and Pagan

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PaganismPaganism - Wikipedia

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   Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › paganismPaganism | Definition, Beliefs, Origin, & Christianity ...

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   Jun 11, 2024 · paganism, Christian term used to designate those religions that do not worship the God of Abraham, the figure central to both Christianity and to other Abrahamic religions like Judaism and Islam.

5. www.paganfederation.org › what-is-paganismWhat is Paganism? - Pagan Federation International

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Paganism is the ancestral religion of the whole of humanity. This ancient religious outlook remains active throughout much of the world today, both in complex civilisations such as Japan and India, and in less complex tribal societies world-wide.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAGAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions: a pagan religion. The Easter egg has both pagan and Christian origins.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › paganPAGAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. (in historical contexts) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks. a member of a religious, spiritual, or cultural community based on the worship of nature or the earth; a neopagan. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paganismPaganism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PAGANISM is spiritual beliefs and practices other than those of Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity. How to use paganism in a sentence. The Uses and Origins of Heathen and Pagan.