pagan (Meaning)

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pagan (n)

a person who does not acknowledge your god

a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

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pagan (s)

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

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pagan (n.)

One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions.

pagan Sentence Examples

  1. The ancient pagans believed in a pantheon of gods and goddesses.
  2. The pagan practices of the Druids were suppressed by the Romans.
  3. The rise of Christianity led to the decline of paganism in Europe.
  4. Some modern pagans follow reconstructed traditions based on pre-Christian beliefs.
  5. Paganism often involves a reverence for nature and the cycles of the seasons.
  6. Many pagan traditions emphasize the importance of ritual and ceremony.
  7. The pagan worldview often includes a belief in the interconnectedness of all things.
  8. Some pagans practice witchcraft or other forms of folk magic.
  9. The term "pagan" can also be used pejoratively to refer to someone who is irreligious or immoral.
  10. Despite the negative connotations often associated with paganism, it remains a vibrant and diverse religious movement today.

FAQs About the word pagan

a person who does not acknowledge your god, a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew), someone motivated

laic, religionless, irreligious, nonreligious,secular, godless, atheistic, laical, blasphemous, lay

religious, divine, spiritual,religious, sacred, spiritual, sacred, divine, hallowed, pious

The ancient pagans believed in a pantheon of gods and goddesses.

The pagan practices of the Druids were suppressed by the Romans.

The rise of Christianity led to the decline of paganism in Europe.

Some modern pagans follow reconstructed traditions based on pre-Christian beliefs.