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pagan adjective

/ˈpeɪ.gən/ adj
belonging to a religion which worships many gods, especially one which existed before the main world religions
a pagan religion
The Easter egg has both pagan and Christian origins.
relating to religious beliefs that do not belong to any of the main religions of the world
a pagan festival

(Definition of pagan adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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