pagan

noun

someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

a person who does not acknowledge your god

adjective

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Roots

paganuspagan- · Latin · country-dweller

Synonyms for pagan

paganishadj heathenadj heathenishadj gentilen polytheistn infideln polytheisticadj animistn animisticadj

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The word pagan breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pagan-, from Latin paganus (“country-dweller”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.