Uncivilized vs Pagan - What's the difference?
uncivilized | pagan |
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
Relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism.
(by extension, pejorative) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
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.
(by extension) (perjoritive, politically incorrect ) An uncivilized or unsocialized person
(perjoritive, politically incorrect ) Especially an unruly, badly educated child.
As adjectives the difference between uncivilized and pagan
is that uncivilized is crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured while pagan is relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism.As a noun pagan is
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.As a proper noun Pagan is
a given name derived from Latin.uncivilized
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Alternative forms
* uncivilisedAdjective
(en adjective)pagan
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Adjective
(-)- ''Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.
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-ChristianHyponyms
* pantheistic * nature-worshipping * neo-paganDerived terms
* paganism * neopagan * paganlyNoun
(en noun)- This community has a surprising number of pagans .