Pagan (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. (in historical contexts) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
  2. a member of a religious, spiritual, or cultural community based on the worship of nature or the earth; a neopagan.
  3. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
    • a person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim; a heathen.
    • an irreligious or hedonistic person.
    • an uncivilized or unenlightened person.
adjective
  1. (in historical contexts) of or relating to pagans.
  2. Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
    • relating to a religion, person, or culture that is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; heathen.
    • irreligious or hedonistic.
    • (of a person) uncivilized or unenlightened.
noun
  1. a member of a group professing a polytheistic religion or any religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
  2. a person without any religion; heathen
adjective
  1. of or relating to pagans or their faith or worship
  2. heathen; irreligious
Pagan (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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