pagan

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a follower of a polytheistic, nature-centered, or pre-Christian religion, including a person in a modern Pagan tradition

   The modern pagan observed the solstice with members of her religious community.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to such religions, their followers, or their customs

   The museum displayed objects associated with pagan worship in the ancient Mediterranean.

Common collocations

• pagan religion Adjective + noun

From Latin paganus, originally 'country dweller' and 'civilian.' In late antiquity it came to mean a person outside Christianity. The semantic route is debated: it may reflect the slower Christianization of rural areas or contrast civilians with the metaphorical 'soldiers of Christ.' Modern Pagans also use the term as a self-designation.

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