1.RR (also Pagan) someone who believes in a pagan religion 异教徒,非主流宗教的信徒
2.RRsomeone with few or no religious beliefs – used humorously 宗教信仰淡薄的人;无宗教信仰的人〔幽默用法〕
—paganism noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
pagan• According to legend, Eurosia was a maiden of noblebirth, who was promised to a pagan.• He also learned that Christians could be as evil as pagans.• But he could also be dismayed if Christians were heard by pagans to be talking nonsense about nature.• Like convertedpagans, they were reluctant to give up their old gods.• They are so virtuous that one can hardly call them pagans at all.• It was a standard sequence of conquest, and not confined to pagans.• Virtuous pagans, however, were quite another matter.
Originpagan2
(1300-1400)Late Latinpaganus, from Latin, “someone who lives in the country”, from pagus“country area”