pagan
IPA: pˈeɪgʌn
noun
- A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
- (by extension, derogatory) An uncivilized or unsocialized person.
- (by extension, derogatory) An unruly, badly educated child.
- A male given name from Latin.
- (uncommon) A female given name.
- A surname.
- (dated) The city of Bagan, Myanmar.
- (historical) The 9th- to 13th-century Burmese kingdom which had its capital at this city.
adjective
- Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
- (by extension, derogatory) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
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Examples of "pagan" in Sentences
- He also deleted the link to paganism.
- What is the actual symbol of Paganism
- The man is interested in all pagan religions.
- The origin of the stories is from pagan times.
- Compare this to the coverage of paganism or economics.
- The poem expressly says that the people in it are pagan.
- Neopaganism is focused on the modern revival of paganism.
- The article on the historical Viking Age religion is at Norse paganism.
- He supported the restoration of Hellenic paganism as the state religion.
- Frankly, the barbarian status of the Franks is unrelated to their paganism.