RainbowFire
hi! My friend says "pagan" means "un-christian" or someone who doens't believe in God and doesn't have a religion! What is the meaning of the word exaclty?? and how similar is it to Wicca?
since the dictionary reflects the most common word usages, the term "pagan" is used in all these ways. in the context of wiccans, and other religions refered to as "pagan religions", the term pagan means "neo-pagan". they use the prefix "neo", which means "new", because most of the original pagan beliefs and practises were lost or destroyed when christianity attempted to take over the world. today, we really don't know exactly what the pagans of old believed and practiced - we only have partial descriptions and definitions, mostly as written from the perspective of the christians who hated them.pa?gan
n.
1. One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion.
2. One who has no religion.
3. A non-Christian.
4. A hedonist.
5. A Neo-Pagan.
adj.
1. Not Christian, Muslim, or Jewish.
2. Professing no religion; heathen.
3. Neo-Pagan.
[middle english, from late latin pgnus, from latin, country-dweller, civilian, from pgus, country, rural district.