a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions 异教徒(指非世界主要宗教的教徒) ■(dated, derogatory)a non-Christian (旧,贬)非基督教徒 ■an adherent of neopaganism 新异教主义者
adjective
of or relating to such people or beliefs 异教徒的;异教的 a pagan god. 异教神。
派生 paganish adjective paganism noun paganize verb
(亦作 -ise)
语源
late Middle English: from Latin paganus 'villager, rustic', from pagus 'country district'. Latin paganus also meant 'civilian', becoming, in Christian Latin, 'heathen' (i.e. one not enrolled in the army of Christ)