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pa·gan       (pā'gən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially an adherent of a polytheistic religion in antiquity.
  2. A Neo-Pagan.
  3. Offensive
    1. One who has no religion.
    2. A non-Christian.
  4. A hedonist.


[Middle English, from Late Latin pāgānus, from Latin, country-dweller, civilian, from pāgus, country, rural district; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pa'gan adj., pa'gan·dom (-dəm) n., pa'gan·ish adj., pa'gan·ism n.
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