pagan

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Both authors admired the way that the medievals combined pagan virtues with Christian theology to sustain a culture that was simultaneously vital and humane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Catholic Normans, returning from the Crusades, have been granted the land and titles previously held by the pagan Saxons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It was struck at a time when pagan beliefs were starting to give way to Christianity, and its design appears to straddle this time of change.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

“It goes back to pagan times when we’d get together for the harvest and feasting. Humans don’t really need much reason to get together and party, and this is our alternative to religion.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

We don’t have pagan altars in our cellars anymore.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman