n. [ L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. Painim, Peasant, and Pact, also Heathen. ] One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. [ 1913 Webster ]
Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. paganus of or pertaining to the country, pagan. See Pagan, n. ] Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous,
And all the rites of pagan honor paid. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. “The old paganish idolatry.” Sharp [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. paganismus: cf. F. paganisme. See Pagan, and cf. Painim. ] The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Paganitas. ] The state of being a pagan; paganism. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To behave like pagans. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]