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pa·gan I. \ˈpāgən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin paganus, from Latin, civilian, country dweller, from paganus, adjective, of the country, from pagus country, village, district; akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten, pacisci to agree, contract — more at pact 1. : heathen 1; especially : a follower of a polytheistic religion (as in ancient Rome) 2. : one that has little or no religion and that is marked by a frank delight in and uninhibited seeking after sensual pleasures and material goods : an unrestrained irreligious hedonist and materialist < is a pagan of the decadence … takes the world with exquisite nonchalance and prefers a well-ordered dinner to a dissertation on the immortality of the soul — T.L.Peacock > II. adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of pagans : heathenish < pagan customs > < represents the earthy, pagan acceptance of life in all its sensual vulgarity — R.M.Kain > < the pagan concept of death and oblivion as the natural end of life — Cyril Connolly > • pa·gan·ly adverb |