pagan
Example Sentences
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In Egypt, then in Roman hands, this meant a ban on pagan rituals and the end, in effect, of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Perhaps his Ye Olde Tinder profile read: “Aspiring playwright seeks older woman, pagan preferred.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
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
Contrary to popular myth, the designation of Dec. 25 was not just a lazy attempt to steal pagan fun from the Romans.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
We don’t have pagan altars in our cellars anymore.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
