Adjective: pagan pey-gun
- Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
"His goal was to eliminate pagan practices among the Indians";
- heathen, heathenish, ethnic
- A person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
"The pagan celebrated the summer solstice with traditional rituals"
- A person who does not accept or follow a particular religion (especially from the perspective of its adherents)
"The crusaders viewed the Muslims as pagans";
- heathen, gentile, infidel
- Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
"The pagan lived life pursuing every possible enjoyment";
- hedonist, pleasure seeker
Derived forms: pagans
See also: irreligious
Type of: nonreligious person, religious person, sensualist
Encyclopedia: Pagan, Myanmar