pagan

英 [ˈpeɪɡən]

美 [ˈpeɪɡən]

n.  异教徒(信奉非主流宗教者); 教外人(旧时的基督徒用以指非基督徒)
adj.  异教徒的; 非基督教的; 无宗教信仰的

复数：pagans　

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Collins.2 / BNC.10206 / COCA.12376

牛津词典

noun

• 异教徒（信奉非主流宗教者）
  a person who holds religious beliefs that are not part of any of the world's main religions
• 教外人（旧时的基督徒用以指非基督徒）
  used in the past by Christians to describe a person who did not believe in Christianity

柯林斯词典

• 异教（徒）的
  Paganbeliefs and activities do not belong to any of the main religions of the world and take nature and a belief in many gods as a basis. They are older, or are believed to be older, than other religions.
• N-COUNT 异教徒（旧时指不信奉基督教的人）
  In former times,paganswere people who did not believe in Christianity and who many Christians considered to be inferior people.
  1. The new religion was eager to convert the pagan world.
     那种新宗教急于使异教徒皈依本教。
  2. ...female saints who took vows of virginity rather than submit to an undesired marriage with a pagan.
     立誓独身也不愿屈服与异教徒结婚的女圣人

英英释义

noun

• a person who does not acknowledge your god
  Synonym:heathengentileinfidel
• someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  Synonym:hedonistpleasure seeker
• a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

adj

• not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
  Synonym:heathenheathenishethnic

双语例句

• Ironic indeed that pagan Rome here would have this longstanding influence upon Christianity.
  真正出乎意料的是，异教的罗马因此而对基督教发生着长远的影响。
• Trees, wreaths, holly, mistletoe and the like are strictly forbidden as pagan and heathen!
  树木、花圈、冬青、槲寄生等都是严格禁止的异教徒和不信教的！
• The priest grafted pagan rites upon Christian usage.
  这个牧师把异教徒的仪式融合于基督教惯例中。
• We don't think there were any of these churches that were actually practicing pagan idolatry.
  我们认为，这些教会并没有人，崇拜异教徒偶像。
• This was originally a pagan festival of the dead, but later became a holiday to honor Christian saints.
  它原先是异教徒们纪念死者的节日，但是逐渐演变成一个纪念基督圣者的节日。
• The Easter egg has both pagan and Christian origins.
  复活节彩蛋既有异教的又有基督教的起源。
• That is really pagan fatalism.
  这是名符其实的异教宿命论。
• His mother was a Christian, his father was a pagan, and there was this conflict with them.
  他母亲是基督徒，父亲不信教，因此家里有一种矛盾。
• There were twelve pagan gods in all.
  那是全部的十二个异教神祗。
• Currently I am studying the older, pagan religions of Arcanum.
  目前我正在研究奥秘中古老的异教信仰。