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Encyclopedia > Pagan (disambiguation)

|Pagan may refer to:

  • One who follows a religion of European, North African, Asian or Pre-Columban American origin and who is not Christian, Muslim or Jewish, or who does not worship the God of Abraham exclusively. Such usage, while traditional in the above three religions, may be considered derogatory. There is some disagreement about the application of the word to the religions of Southern and Eastern Asian origin (eg. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Shinto). While Jews, Muslims and Christians traditionally consider them to be pagan on the basis of worshiping gods other than the God of Abraham, followers of these religions sometimes eschew the designation
  • Bagan, a city in Myanmar also known as Pagan
  • Pagan Poetry (band), a metal band from Chile.
  • Pagan Lorn, a metal band from Luxembourg, Europe (1994-1998)
  • The world in which the Ultima VIII (or Ultima VIII:Pagan) computer game takes place

Pagan is the name of: The angel prevents the sacrifice of Isaac (Rembrandt, 1634) Abraham (Hebrew: , Standard Avraham Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom Tiberian  ; Arabic: ,  ; Geez: , ) is a figure in the Bible and Quran who is by believers regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites and of the Nabataean people in Jewish, Christian and... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... The angel prevents the sacrifice of Isaac (Rembrandt, 1634) Abraham (Hebrew: , Standard Avraham Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom Tiberian  ; Arabic: ,  ; Geez: , ) is a figure in the Bible and Quran who is by believers regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites and of the Nabataean people in Jewish, Christian and... A word or phrase is pejorative or derogatory (sometimes misspelled perjorative) if it expresses contempt or disapproval; dyslogistic (noun: dyslogism) is used synonymously (antonyms: meliorative, eulogistic, noun eulogism). ... Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Jain and Jaina redirect here. ... Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Look up pagan, heathen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions. ... Bagan (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ), formerly Pagan, formally titled Arimaddanapura (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), was the ancient capital of several ancient kingdoms in Myanmar. ... To the north another group of people, the Burmese began infiltrating the area as well. ... Pagan was originally released in 2004 by Celtic metal band Cruachan. ... Pagan Island is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain, located at 18. ... Pagan Lorn was a well-known metal band in Luxembourg from 1994 - 1998. ... Pagans Mind is a power metal/progressive metal band from Norway. ... The Pagans Motorcycle Club was formed by Lou Dobkins in 1959 in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994) is the eighth part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Alexandra Paul. ...


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Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference (2706 words)
Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "a country dweller" or "civilian") is a term which, from a western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions.
In modern times, though, the words "pagan" or "paganism" have become widely and openly used by some practitioners of certain spiritual paths outside the Abrahamic and Dharmic religious mainstream to describe their beliefs, practices, and organized movements.
The term pagan is from Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager." In colloquial use, it would mean much the same as calling someone a 'bumpkin' or a 'hillbilly'.
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