Pagan
21pagan — pa|gan1 [ˈpeıgən] adj pagan religious beliefs and customs do not belong to any of the main religions of the world, and may come from a time before these religions ▪ ancient pagan temples pagan 2 pagan2 n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin:… …
22Pagan — Pạgan, Ort in Birma, Provinz Mandalay, am linken Ufer des Irawadi. Lackwarenherstellung; Flugplatz. Stadtbild: Pagan ist heute eines der größten Ruinenfelder der Erde. Von den ehemaligen etwa 5 000 Pagoden (Stupas) und Tempeln sind etwa 1… …
23Pagán — ► Localidad de Myanmar, cap. del antiguo reino de Pagán. * * * Aldea del centro de Myanmar (Birmania). Situada en la orilla oriental del río Irawadi, al sudoeste de Mandalay, fue fundada 849 AD y desde el s. XI al s. XIII fue la capital de una… …
24pagan — [[t]pe͟ɪgən[/t]] pagans 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Pagan beliefs and activities do not belong to any of the main religions of the world and take nature and a belief in many gods as a basis. They are older, or are believed to be older, than other religions …
25pagan — 1 adjective pagan religious beliefs and customs do not belong to any of the main religions of the world, and may come from a time before these religions: Christmas is held around the time of an old pagan festival. 2 noun (C) 1 someone who… …
26pagan — I UK [ˈpeɪɡən] / US adjective 1) relating to an ancient religion that had many gods and praised nature pagan temples devoted to the Greek and Roman gods 2) believing in a religion that is not one of the main modern religions II UK [ˈpeɪɡən] / US… …
27pagan — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin paganus, from Latin, civilian, country dweller, from pagus country district; akin to Latin pangere to fix more at pact Date: 14th century 1. heathen 1; especially a follower of a polytheistic… …
28pagan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heathen, ungodly; idolatrous. n. heathen, idolater. See irreligion, idolatry. Ant., godly, religious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unChristian, gentile, idolatrous, heathenish; see atheistic ,… …
29pagan — pa|gan1 [ peıgən ] adjective 1. ) relating to an ancient religion that had many gods and praised nature: pagan temples devoted to the Greek and Roman gods 2. ) believing in a religion that is not one of the main modern religions pagan pa|gan 2 [… …
30pagan — [14] The history of pagan is a bizarre series of semantic twists and turns that takes it back ultimately to Latin pāgus (source also of English peasant). This originally meant ‘something stuck in the ground as a landmark’ (it came from a base… …
