pagan
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
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Born ~1990 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Cuentas de ahorro que pagan hasta 5% en 2026 y cuánto puedes ganar sin invertir
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🖤#BOOKTRAILER🖤 A severed ear. A Celtic earring. A young woman’s body laid out like a pagan ritual… #BOOK2 in the #AMarthaStrangewaysInvestigation series by the WONDERFUL #SuzyAspley is out TOMORROW!😱 PREORDER NO…
Today’s tarot- Queen of Cups & Page of Pentacles. Connect with others in a nurturing way today. Listen and use your intuition to heal. Teach others to ground and connect to the sky by example. #pagan #tarotsky
Mweheheheh then it was the perfect theme to see some lesser known Pagan pieces 👀❤️ These are awesome! -Slug
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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.
“Cuentas de ahorro que pagan hasta 5% en 2026 y cuánto puedes ganar sin invertir”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Giants #16 Angel Pagan Cream Cool Base Stitched MLB Jersey #StitchedJersey #BaseballJersey #OfficialJersey #MLBApparel”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🖤#BOOKTRAILER🖤 A severed ear. A Celtic earring. A young woman’s body laid out like a pagan ritual… #BOOK2 in the #AMarthaStrangewaysInvestigation series by the WONDERFUL #SuzyAspley is out TOMORROW!😱 PREORDER NOW! 🔗https://geni.us/msg5t #TeamOrenda #BookX”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Today’s tarot- Queen of Cups & Page of Pentacles. Connect with others in a nurturing way today. Listen and use your intuition to heal. Teach others to ground and connect to the sky by example. #pagan #tarotsky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mweheheheh then it was the perfect theme to see some lesser known Pagan pieces 👀❤️ These are awesome! -Slug”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
Under Christianization, many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.
"pagan" means: Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"pagan" means: Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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— Bluesky· May 2026“Classes, Workshops, Pagan and occult supplies at Triple Goddess Apothecary & Reiki bio.site/rowanravenwolf #triplegoddessapothecaryandreiki #witchcraft #pagan”
— Bluesky· May 2026“10 pages left of edits for draft 3 of my #witches #vampires #pagan #horror novel The Crooked Path. It’s been a loooooong road to get here. But the story finally feels like it’s working. #HorrorAuthor #writerslife #authorlife #indieauthor #horrorsky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ori Fox (STScI), Melissa Shahbandeh (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So even churches used what I consider pagan/hex signs for protection. Especially on baptisimal fonts.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension, pejorative) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.
Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes.
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