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Word Meanings - PAGAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who worships false goods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak. Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan,

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One who worships false goods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak. Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan, Gentile, Heathen. Gentile was applied to the other nations of the earth as distinguished from the Jews. Pagan was the name given to idolaters in the early Christian church, because the villagers, being most remote from the centers of instruction, remained for a long time unconverted. Heathen has the same origin. Pagan is now more properly applied to rude and uncivilized idolaters, while heathen embraces all who practice idolatry. (more info) pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. Painim,

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  • PAGANISH
    Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old paganish idolatry." Sharp
  • HEATHENISHNESS
    The state or quality of being heathenish. "The . . . heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks." Prynne.
  • UNCONVERTED
    1. Not converted or exchanged. 2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically: -- Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. Hooker. Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter.
  • UNCIVILIZATION
    The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism.
  • PAGAN
    One who worships false goods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak. Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan,
  • UNCHRISTIAN
    1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel. 2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a Christian; as, unchristian conduct.
  • PAGANIC; PAGANICAL
    Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. "The paganic fables of the goods." Cudworth. -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • HEATHENISH
    1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish crimes." Milton. 2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. South. 3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
  • UNBELIEVER
    1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic. 2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person;
  • UNCHRISTIANLY
    Unchristian. Milton.
  • PAGANIZE
    To behave like pagans. Milton.
  • HEATHENISHLY
    In a heathenish manner.
  • PAGANITY
    The state of being a pagan; paganism. Cudworth.
  • UNCHRISTIANIZE
    To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
  • PAGANISM
    The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.
  • UNBELIEVED
    Not believed; disbelieved.
  • PAGANLY
    In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More.
  • UNCHRISTIANNESS
    The quality or state of being unchristian. Eikon Basilike.
  • UNCIVILIZED
    1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. 2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. Addison.
  • UNBELIEVING
    1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting; skeptical. 2. Believing the thing alleged no to be true; disbelieving; especially, believing that Bible is not a divine revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a supernatural person.
  • NEOPAGANISM
    Revived or new paganism.
  • PROPAGANDA
    A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions. The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623- 1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world. 2. Hence, any organization
  • REPAGANIZE
    To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.
  • SEMIPAGAN
    Half pagan.
  • UNPAGANIZE
    To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. Cudworth.

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