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　

GRETEM8

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

• 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。
• In fact, Easter was originally a pagan festival.
  而事实上，最初的复活节是异教徒的节日。
• 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。
• 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。
• The singing of Christmas carols is a custom derived from early dance routines of pagan origin
  唱圣诞颂歌的风俗源自异教徒早期的舞蹈仪式。
• While Easter is a Christian tradition, it is connected to an old pagan holiday.
  虽然复活节是基督教的一个传统，但却和一个古老的异教节日有关。
• It was closely identified with pagan religions and superstitions.
  他被视为异教徒的信仰和迷信。
• Still retain some vestiges of the pagan admiration for beauty.
  仍然保留了一些异教徒对美丽的欣赏。
• Tabor re-appears in history no more as a stone quarry but as a pagan sanctuary.
  大博尔再度出现在历史中已不再是一个石矿场，而是一个非基督徒的避难所。
• 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。