pagan
adj.
heathen; of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; hedonistic
n.
heathen; one who is not a follower of one of the three main religions (i.e. Christianity, Islam, Judaism); believer in polytheism
Paganism
"Pagan" and "heathen" redirect here. For other usages, see
Pagan (disambiguation) and
Heathen (disambiguation)Paganism (from
Latin paganus, meaning "an old country dweller, rustic") is a term which, from a Western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of
spiritual or
cultic practices or beliefs of any
folk religion, and of historical and contemporary
polytheistic religions in particular.The term can be defined broadly, to encompass the faith traditions outside the
Abrahamic monotheistic group of
Judaism,
Christianity, and
Islam. The group so defined includes the
Indian religions (such as
Hinduism,
Jainism),
Native American religions and mythologies and
Shinto as well as non-Abrahamic
ethnic religions in general. More narrow definitions will not include any of the
world religions and restrict the term to local or rural currents not organized as
civil religions. Characteristic of Pagan traditions is the absence of
proselytism, and the presence of a living
mythology which
explains religious practice.
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pagan
Noun
1. a person who does not acknowledge your God
(synonym) heathen, gentile, infidel
(hypernym) nonreligious person
(hyponym) paynim
(derivation) paganize, paganise
Adjective
1. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
(synonym) heathen, heathenish, ethnic
(similar) irreligious
pagar
v.
pay, give money for goods or to cancel debts; settle, repay; give; acquit; discharge; allow; bear; honor; meet; light
Pagan
(n.)
One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.
(n.)
Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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