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pagan | x |

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 letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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

    See also

    * atheist * heretic * infidel

    References

    Anagrams

    * ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----