单词	pagan
释义	pagan1 adjectivepagan2 noun paganpa‧gan1 /ˈpeɪɡən/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES pagan Germanic tribes ancient pagan beliefs and rituals EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS From 326 onwards pagan temples began to suffer the gradual loss of old endowments. He found himself before the emperor a second time, after torching a pagan idol; his punishment was a severe flogging. Justin was martyred along with five other men and a woman for reftising to worship pagan gods. Not only in its primitive and pagan aspects, but also in sacred and scientific form. The spruce branch fell to the floor and the ivy wound itself around her neck like some pagan wreath. This ritual suggests the pagan belief in the baptism by blood rather than water as being more binding. We could do the sort of like, I was just thinking, weird pagan things. Within a generation or two aristocratic Christians were pursuing the same interests as their pagan ancestors. word sets WORD SETS► Religion acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► belief · Even after a thousand years or more, evidence of pagan beliefs is still widespread in churches.· This ritual suggests the pagan belief in the baptism by blood rather than water as being more binding.· They still clung to many of their old pagan beliefs and practices.· It is a testimony to the fundamental nature of pagan beliefs and practices that they have survived centuries of persecution. ► god · The rest are more like the pagan gods - supermen and super women.· Maurice and his legion, Gereon and his soldiers reftised to worship pagan gods before battle.· Note the little half-moon windows and the niches with their statues of pagan gods.· Justin was martyred along with five other men and a woman for reftising to worship pagan gods. ► myth · When missionaries first reached Santa's native Lapland, they found a thriving pagan myth of reindeer flight.· Rape is a staple in pagan myth, and killing still more commonplace.· Stone monuments from tenth and eleventh century Northumbria sometimes contain scenes from pagan myth and legend.· Even in translation, strange to say, pagan myth is little-read today.· This, together with the re-emergence of pagan myth in general, fostered the full sunshine of the High Renaissance.· Namely, the inevitable decline of pagan myth.· Ovid the Augustan outcast opened up a silvery perspective of pagan myth for succeeding generations to enjoy. ► religion · They generally symbolize pagan religion and particularly the presence of a goddess and priestesses.· They eventually succeeded in reversing the roles of the pagan religions and their own by taking the offensive. ► site · There are also churches built on pagan sites which have standing stones in the churchyard.· And I read that many cathedrals were built on ancient pagan sites, which in turn were built over underground streams.· Some were no doubt replacements for periodic meetings at pagan sites or in cemeteries with crosses. ► temple · The first church here is believed to have been built in the fifth-century on the site of a pagan temple to Apollo.· From 326 onwards pagan temples began to suffer the gradual loss of old endowments. pagan religious beliefs and customs do not belong to any of the main religions of the world, and may come from a time before these religions:  ancient pagan temples pagan1 adjectivepagan2 noun paganpagan2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpagan2 Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin paganus, from Latin, ‘someone who lives in the country’, from pagus ‘country area’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS According to legend, Eurosia was a maiden of noble birth, who was promised to a pagan. But he could also be dismayed if Christians were heard by pagans to be talking nonsense about nature. He also learned that Christians could be as evil as pagans. It was a standard sequence of conquest, and not confined to pagans. Like converted pagans, they were reluctant to give up their old gods. They are so virtuous that one can hardly call them pagans at all. Virtuous pagans, however, were quite another matter. word sets WORD SETS► Religion acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun 1 (also Pagan) someone who believes in a pagan religion2someone with few or no religious beliefs – used humorously—paganism noun [uncountable]
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