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pagan | athiest |

As a proper noun pagan

is or pagan can be (dated) the city of bagan, myanmar.

As an adjective pagan

is pertaining to the city or kingdom of pagan.

As a noun athiest is

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pagan

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism.
    • ''Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.
  • (by extension, pejorative) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

    • Usage notes

    * When referring to modern paganism, the term is now often capitalized, like other terms referring to religions.

    Synonyms

    * (religion) heathenish * (civilisation) barbarian, barbaric (pejorative)

    Antonyms

    * (religion) Abrahamist, Judeo-Christian

    Hyponyms

    * pantheistic * nature-worshipping * neo-pagan

    Derived terms

    * paganism * neopagan * paganly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person not adhering to any major or recognized religion, especially a heathen or non-Abrahamist, follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion, neopagan.
    • This community has a surprising number of pagans .
  • (by extension) (perjoritive, politically incorrect ) An uncivilized or unsocialized person
  • (perjoritive, politically incorrect ) Especially an unruly, badly educated child.

    • Synonyms

    * (heathen) paynim * (uncivilised) philistine, savage * (child) brat

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Derived terms

    * neo-pagan

    Related terms

    * peasant * paynim

    See also

    * atheist * heretic * infidel

    References

    Anagrams

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    athiest

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2003 , title = Islam: Questions and Answers - Schools of Thought, Religions and Sects , author = Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman , quotee = Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid , volume = 8 , publisher = MSA Publication Limited , isbn = 9781861792914 , page = 89 , passage = The athiest' is destined to Hell fire in the Hereafter. This is because the ' athiest refuses the most basic belief which is the existance(SIC) and oneness of Allaah. , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=xcPwGmYwCKUC&pg=PA89 }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2004 , title = Red, White & Liberal: How Left Is Right & Right Is Wrong , author = Alan Colmes , publisher = HarperCollins , isbn = 0060562978 , quotee = "Mr. S" (username) , page = 281 , passage = If you were an honest journelist(SIC) you would admit that you were an athiest and love to see a birth canal baby die with with(SIC) a shot of fermaldihide(SIC) in the brain. , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=bXq-6gltFDgC&pg=PA281 }}