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pagan

AdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt

  • //ˈpeɪɡən//

Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

Adjektiv

  1. 1

    Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

    Under Christianization, many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.

    Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes.

    The way Green practices witchcraft defies stereotypes of broomstick-wielding, cauldron-toting, pointy-hatted witches. He doesn’t belong to a coven. He’s not Wiccan or pagan, religions that are rooted in witchcraft. He has a few cats, though they’re better suited for snuggling than serving as helpful familiars.

  2. 2

    Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

Herkunft

From Middle English pagan (adjective and noun), from Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic; civilian”), replaced Middle English payen from the same root. The meaning “not Christian” arose in Vulgar Latin, probably from the 4th century, owing to the Roman countryside being largely non-Christian, or potentially from the “civilian” meaning—denoting those not in the “army of Christ”. As a self-designation of neopagans, attested since 1990. Partly displaced native heathen, from Old English hǣþen. Note the opposition: pagan, peasant (related via pāgus), rustic, savage (<< Latin silvāticus), villain (<< Latin vīllānus), boorish vs. urbane, civil, courteous (akin to court). Also note Ancient Greek ἄγροικος (ágroikos) vs. ἀστεῖος (asteîos).

Substantiv

  1. 1

    A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.

    This community has a surprising number of pagans.

  2. 2

    An uncivilized or unsocialized person.

  3. 3

    An unruly, badly educated child.

  4. 4

    An outlaw biker who is a member of the Pagans MC.

  5. 5

    Variante von paigonAlternative form of paigon

Formen

Plural
pagans
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