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pagan
English
Etymology
Recorded in English since about 1375. Borrowed from Latin p?g?nus (“rural, rustic”), later "civilian". The meaning "not (Judeo-)Christian" arose in Vulgar Latin, probably from the 4th century. It is unclear whether this usage is derived primarily from the "rustic" or from the "civilian" meaning, which in Roman army jargon meant 'clumsy'. As a self-designation of neopagans attested since 1990.
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?'g?n, IPA(key): /?pe???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Adjective
pagan (not comparable)
- Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
- Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.
- (by extension, derogatory) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
Usage notes
- When referring to modern paganism, the term is now often capitalized, like other terms referring to religions.
Synonyms
- (adhering to a non-main world religion): heathen
- (uncivilized): barbarian, barbaric (pejorative)
Antonyms
- (religion):
Hyponyms
- pantheistic
- neo-pagan
Derived terms
- paganism
- neopagan
- paganly
Translations
Noun
pagan (plural pagans)
- A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
- This community has a surprising number of pagans.
- (by extension, derogatory) An uncivilized or unsocialized person.
- (by extension, derogatory) An unruly, badly educated child.
Synonyms
- (heathen): paynim
- (uncivilised): philistine, savage
- (child): brat
Derived terms
- neo-pagan
Related terms
- peasant
- paynim
Translations
See also
- heretic
- infidel
References
Anagrams
- panga
Asturian
Verb
pagan
- third-person plural present subjunctive of pagar
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa?gan
Verb
pagan
- to embroil; to draw into a situation; to cause to be involved
- to implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something
- to fall victim to a friendly fire
- (military) to fall victim as collateral damage
- to be hit by a stray bullet
- to get caught in a crossfire
- (games, of marbles) to hit the adjacent marble with the target marble
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:pagan.
Estonian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin paganus, through either Old East Slavic ?????? (pogan?) or directly from Latin, through the German crusaders. Cognate to Finnish pakana.
Noun
pagan (genitive pagana, partitive paganat)
- pagan, heathen
- a devil, an evil spirit
Declension
Derived terms
- vanapagan
Interjection
pagan
- damn, darn, heck
Galician
Verb
pagan
- third-person plural present indicative of pagar
Old High German
Verb
p?gan
- (Bavaria) Alternative form of b?gan
Spanish
Verb
pagan
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of pagar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of pagar.
Volapük
Etymology
From pag (“paganism”) +? -an.
Noun
pagan (nominative plural pagans)
- (Volapük Nulik) pagan, gentile
Declension
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gentile
English
Alternative forms
- Gentile
Etymology
Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gent?lis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), a semantic loan from Hebrew ????, morphologically from g?ns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -?lis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle and genteel. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???nta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
- Hyphenation: gen?tile
Adjective
gentile (not comparable)
- Non-Jewish.
- Heathen, pagan.
- Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.
- Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.
- (grammar) Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.
Derived terms
- gentilic
- gentilical
- gentilically
- gentilicism
Related terms
- genteel
Translations
Noun
gentile (plural gentiles)
- A non-Jewish person.
- (grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
Hypernyms
- (grammar): noun
Translations
See also
- (grammar): patronymic
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??en?ti.le/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin gent?lis.
Adjective
gentile (plural gentili)
- kind, courteous
- gentle
- lovely
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- gentile1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From Latin gent?lis (“heathen, pagan”).
Noun
gentile m (plural gentili)
- gentile (a non-Jewish person)
Derived terms
- gentilesco
- gentilesimo
Related terms
- gentilità
Adjective
gentile (plural gentili)
- (literary) gentile (non-Jewish)
Further reading
- gentile2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?en?ti?.le/, [??n??t?i????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d??en?ti.le/, [d???n??t?i?l?]
Adjective
gent?le
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of gent?lis
References
- gentile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Swedish
Adjective
gentile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of gentil.
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