| 单词 | pagan |
| 释义 | pagan (once / 465 pages) 1nadj 2n You could be considered a pagan if you don't believe in religion or you worship more than one god. The original pagans were followers of an ancient religion that worshiped several gods (polytheistic). Today, pagan is used to describe someone who doesn't go to synagogue, church, or mosque. It could be that they worship several gods at once, or they have no interest in a god at all. Religious people sometimes use pagan as a put-down to describe the unreligious as godless and uncivilized. WORD FAMILYpagan: paganise, paganism, paganize, paganly, pagans+/paganise: paganised, paganises, paganising/paganism: paganisms/paganize: paganized, paganizing USAGE EXAMPLES“A hero soldier of the caliphate attacked one of the most famous nightclubs, where Christians celebrated their pagan holiday,” the statement read. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The scary thing about north European pagan myth is that it says the gods themselves must die. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) To avoid detection, early Christians celebrated his birth on Dec. 25, coinciding with the pagan festivities. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew) Hypo|Hyper Wiccan, witch a believer in Wicca religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity 2n a person who does not acknowledge your god Syn|Hypo|Hyper gentile, heathen, infidel paynim a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) idol worshiper, idolater, idoliser, idolizera person who worships idols idolatressa woman idolater nonreligious person a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity 3adj not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam 2Syn ethnic, heathen, heathenish irreligious hostile or indifferent to religion n someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures Syn|Hypo|Hyper hedonist, pleasure seeker Corinthian, man-about-town, playboy a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure sensualist a person who enjoys sensuality |
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