Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion. · An uncivilized or unsocialized person. · An unruly, badly educated child. · An outlaw biker who is a member of the Pagans MC.
Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions. · Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
From Middle English pagan (adjective and noun), from Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic; civilian”), replaced Middle English payen from the same root. The meaning “not Christian” arose in Vulgar Latin, probably from the 4th century, owing to the Roman countryside being largely non-Christian, or potentially from the “civilian” meaning—denoting those not in the “army of Christ”. As a self-designation of neopagans, attested since 1990. Partly displaced native heathen, from Old English hǣþen. Note the opposition: pagan, peasant (related via pāgus), rustic, savage (<< Latin silvāticus), villain (<< Latin vīllānus), boorish vs. urbane, civil, courteous (akin to court). Also note Ancient Greek ἄγροικος (ágroikos) vs. ἀστεῖος (asteîos).
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