pagan
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The story is that in this period Scandinavia became distinct unified Christian kingdoms from a series of disparate and decentralized pagan tribes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"The reason why they're so popular - certainly with pagan ceremonies - the solar eclipse is thought of as a merging of the sun and the moon."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
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
Baba Joseph was definitely uneasy about pagan magic, but he was too interested in the story to object.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
They cremated their dead, spoke the Germanic ancestors of Old English and were pagans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the ’90s, Westwood took a lot of inspiration from pagans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
It is believed he used shamrock to explain the idea of the Holy Trinity to pagans, which is why the clover has become synonymous with St Patrick's Day celebrations.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
And at Stonehenge's equinox celebrations in England, druids, pagans, and anyone else who wants to join in gather to witness the sunrise over the ancient stones.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 21, 2023
Everyone recoiled all at once—the Mussalmans, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, pagans, Sikhs, in my case an almost-Zoroastrian, and all-of-the-above in the case of Samir, the Seller of Dreams.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Human Geography - High School
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