pagan

The word “pagan” has 2 syllables: pa-gan

It's pronounced as /ˈpeɪɡən/


What is synonym and antonym for pagan?

In the thesaurus, “pagan” has 61 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pagan along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pagan

  • agnostic
  • atheist
  • atheistic
  • blasphemous
  • bodily
  • carnal
  • corporal
  • doubter
  • earthly
  • fleshly
  • freethinker
  • gentile
  • giaour
  • godless
  • heathen
  • heretic
  • iconoclast
  • idolater
  • idolator
  • idolatrous
  • idolist
  • impious
  • infidel
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • laic
  • laical
  • lay
  • material
  • misbeliever
  • miscreant
  • mundane
  • neo-pagan
  • non-Christian
  • non-Jew
  • non-Muslim
  • nonbeliever
  • nonclerical
  • nondenominational
  • nonreligious
  • nonsectarian
  • paganish
  • paganist
  • pantheist
  • physical
  • polytheist
  • polytheistic
  • profane
  • religionless
  • sacrilegious
  • scoffer
  • secular
  • skeptic
  • substantial
  • temporal
  • terrene
  • terrestrial
  • unbeliever
  • unconsecrated
  • unhallowed
  • worldly

Antonyms for pagan

  • Christian
  • Jew
  • Muslim
  • believer
  • believing
  • bodiless
  • churchly
  • consecrated
  • devout
  • divine
  • ethereal
  • godly
  • hallowed
  • holy
  • immaterial
  • incorporeal
  • insubstantial
  • metaphysical
  • nonphysical
  • pious
  • prayerful
  • religious
  • reverent
  • sacred
  • sacrosanct
  • sanctified
  • spiritual
  • unsubstantial
  • worshipful

Meanings of pagan

  • noun
    1. A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
    2. (by extension) An uncivilized or unsocialized person.
    3. (by extension) An unruly, badly educated child.
  • adjective
    1. Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
    2. (by extension) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

Example Sentences

  • The ancient ruins held traces of a once-thriving pagan civilization.
  • In the dense forest, a solitary altar stood as a remnant of long-forgotten pagan rituals.
  • The historian studied the artifacts to understand the customs of the enigmatic pagan society.
  • The remote village still embraced some pagan traditions passed down through generations.
  • The folklore recounted tales of mystical creatures that roamed the pagan lands in ancient times.

On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pagan, such as: Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, atheistic, believer.

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Related Words

paganish

  • agnostic
  • atheistic
  • blasphemous
  • bodily
  • carnal
  • corporal
  • cynic
  • derider
  • disbeliever
  • doubter
  • doubting Thomas
  • earthly
  • fleshly
  • godless
  • heathen
  • impious
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • laic
  • laical
  • lay
  • material
  • misanthrope
  • mundane
  • nonclerical
  • nondenominational
  • nonreligious
  • nonsectarian
  • pagan
  • pessimist
  • physical
  • profane
  • questioner
  • religionless
  • ridiculer
  • sacrilegious
  • scoffer
  • secular
  • skeptic
  • substantial
  • temporal
  • terrene
  • terrestrial
  • unbeliever
  • unconsecrated
  • unhallowed
  • worldly

sacrilegious

  • agnostic
  • atheistic
  • atheistical
  • blasphemous
  • desecrating
  • dirty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • godless
  • heathen
  • heretic
  • heretical
  • impious
  • indecent
  • infidel
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • irreverential
  • miscreant
  • nonreligious
  • obscene
  • pagan
  • paganish
  • profane
  • religionless
  • secular
  • sinful
  • unconsecrated
  • ungodly
  • unhallowed
  • unholy
  • violating

idolater

  • agnostic
  • atheist
  • doubter
  • faith healer
  • freethinker
  • gentile
  • giaour
  • healer
  • heathen
  • heretic
  • iconoclast
  • idolist
  • infidel
  • isangoma
  • misbeliever
  • miscreant
  • mundunugu
  • neo-pagan
  • non-Christian
  • non-Jew
  • non-Muslim
  • nonbeliever
  • pagan
  • paganist
  • pantheist
  • polytheist
  • scoffer
  • shamanist
  • skeptic
  • sorcerer
  • unbeliever
  • witch doctor

idolator

  • atheist
  • gentile
  • giaour
  • heathen
  • infidel
  • misbeliever
  • miscreant
  • neo-pagan
  • non-Christian
  • non-Jew
  • non-Muslim
  • nonbeliever
  • pagan
  • polytheist
  • unbeliever

laic

  • atheistic
  • blasphemous
  • bodily
  • carnal
  • corporal
  • earthly
  • fleshly
  • godless
  • impious
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • lay
  • layman
  • material
  • mundane
  • nonclerical
  • nondenominational
  • nonreligious
  • nonsectarian
  • pagan
  • paganish
  • physical
  • profane
  • religionless
  • sacrilegious
  • secular
  • substantial
  • temporal
  • terrene
  • terrestrial
  • unconsecrated
  • unhallowed
  • worldly

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