pagan

adj

1. (not-comparable)Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

   “Under Christianization, many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints.”

   “Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes.”

   “The way Green practices witchcraft defies stereotypes of broomstick-wielding, cauldron-toting, pointy-hatted witches. He doesn’t belong to a coven. He’s not Wiccan or pagan, religions that are rooted in witchcraft. He has a few cats, though they’re better suited for snuggling than serving as helpful familiars.”

2. (broadly, derogatory, not-comparable)Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

noun

1. 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.”

2. (broadly, derogatory)An uncivilized or unsocialized person.
3. (broadly, derogatory)An unruly, badly educated child.
4. An outlaw biker who is a member of the Pagans MC.
5. (Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of paigon

name

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. (uncommon)A female given name.

   “'I've always believed that one of the reasons she never named Pagan's father was to spare her a similar pain.' 'You don't know who he is?' 'No. And, at the risk of sounding like Candida, I'd give anything to find out.'”

   “In 2012, author Pagan Kennedy was hired by The New York Times magazine to write a column titled “Who Made That?” She began to hunt the people down behind inventions like sliced bread, the 3-D printer, and lipstick.”

3. A surname.

   “Mrs Pagan was delivered of a posthumous child, and thereafter along with the infant (a girl), she brought a process of aliment against John Pagan, who was a hosier in Dumfries, and alleged to be wealthy,[…]”

4. (dated)The city of Bagan, Myanmar.
5. (historical)The 9th- to 13th-century Burmese kingdom which had its capital at this city.