Definition of: pagan

(pā′gən) noun
1. One who is neither a Christian, a Jew, nor a Moslem; a heathen.
2. In early Christian use, an idol–worshiper; a non–Christian.
3. An irreligious person.
—adjective Pertaining to pagans; heathenish; idolatrous. [<LL paganus heathen <L, orig., a rural villager <pagus the country]
—pa′· gan·dom noun
—pa′gan·ish adjective
—pa′gan·ism noun