paganish

Variant of pagan

pagan definition

pa·gan (pā′gən)

noun

  1. a person who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew; heathen: formerly, sometimes applied specif. to a non-Christian by Christians
  2. a person who has no religion
  3. a person who worships nature or the earth, specif., one who practices a form of worship in imitation of any of various religions that historically preceded Christianity

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) paganus, a heathen, pagan (contrasted with Christian or Jew) < L, a peasant, rustic < pagus, country < IE base *pak-, to join, enclose, fasten > fang, L pax

adjective

  1. of pagans or paganism; not Christian, Muslim, or Jewish
  2. not religious; heathen

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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