paganの意味 - n. 異教徒; adj. 異教の

noun

R

someone who believes in a religion that is different from the main world religions.

In ancient times, people were often classified as pagans if they didn’t follow one of the major religions.

古代では、人々が主要な宗教のいずれかに従わない場合、しばしば異教徒と分類されました。

R

what Christians long ago called someone if they did not believe in Christianity.

The village was thought to be full of pagans because they did not attend the church.

教会に通わないため、その村は異教徒でいっぱいだと思われていました。

adjective

R

relating to religions that are different from the main world religions.

They went to see a pagan ritual.

彼らは異教の儀式を見に行きました。

R

used by Christians in the past to describe things not related to Christianity.

Old writings often spoke of the pagan practices of ancient civilisations.

古い文書はしばしば古代文明の異教徒の習慣について語っていました。

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