pagan

pagan
[[t]pe͟ɪgən[/t]]
pagans
1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Pagan beliefs and activities do not belong to any of the main religions of the world and take nature and a belief in many gods as a basis. They are older, or are believed to be older, than other religions.
2) N-COUNT: oft N n In former times, pagans were people who did not believe in Christianity and who many Christians considered to be inferior people.

The new religion was eager to convert the pagan world.

...female saints who took vows of virginity rather than submit to an undesired marriage with a pagan.

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  • pagan — [pā′gən] n. [ME < LL(Ec) paganus, a heathen, pagan (contrasted with Christian or Jew) < L, a peasant, rustic < pagus, country < IE base * pak , to join, enclose, fasten > FANG, L pax] 1. a person who is not a Christian, Muslim, or… …   English World dictionary

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