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pagan

/ˈpeɪɡən/

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noun

Païen, païenne

A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.

Examples :

"This community has a surprising number of pagans."

Cette communauté compte un nombre surprenant de païens.

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noun

Païen, païenne

(by extension) An uncivilized or unsocialized person.

Examples :

"He acted like a complete pagan at the dinner party, eating with his hands and shouting across the table. "

Il s'est comporté comme un véritable païen lors du dîner, mangeant avec les mains et criant à travers la table.

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noun

Enfant turbulent, mal élevé

(by extension) An unruly, badly educated child.

Examples :

"The teacher sighed, exasperated. "That pagan needs to learn some respect." "

Le professeur soupira, exaspéré. « Cet enfant turbulent doit apprendre le respect. »

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adjective

Païen, païenne

Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

Examples :

"Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints."

De nombreuses sociétés converties ont transformé leurs divinités païennes en saints.

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adjective

Païen, sauvage, immoral, barbare

(by extension) Savage, immoral, uncivilized, wild.

Examples :

"The rumors about the new student painted him as a pagan, wild and uncivilized, but he was actually just shy. "

Les rumeurs sur le nouvel étudiant le peignaient comme un païen, sauvage et incivilisé, mais il était en fait juste timide.

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