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PAGAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who does not acknowledge your god
Synonyms:
gentile; heathen; infidel; pagan
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pagan" is a kind of...):
nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pagan"):
paynim (a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim))
idol worshiper; idolater; idoliser; idolizer (a person who worships idols)
Derivation:
pagan (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)
paganize (make pagan in character)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
Synonyms:
hedonist; pagan; pleasure seeker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pagan" is a kind of...):
sensualist (a person who enjoys sensuality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pagan"):
Corinthian; man-about-town; playboy (a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pagan" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pagan"):
Wiccan; witch (a believer in Wicca)
Derivation:
pagan (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Synonyms:
ethnic; heathen; heathenish; pagan
Classified under:
Similar:
irreligious (hostile or indifferent to religion)
Derivation:
pagan (a person who does not acknowledge your god)
pagan (a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew))
