Definition of pagan

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pa·gan    (pgn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion.
2. One who has no religion.
3. A non-Christian.
4. A hedonist.
5. A Neo-Pagan.

ADJECTIVE:

1. Not Christian, Muslim, or Jewish.
2. Professing no religion; heathen.
3. Neo-Pagan.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin pgnus, from Latin, country-dweller, civilian, from pgus, country, rural district; see pag- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pagan·dom   (-dm) KEY  (Noun), pagan·ish (Adjective), pagan·ism (Noun)

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