A synonym for the word heathen is pagan.
The Pagan worships idols. A Druid is a Pagan.
space. Just because we Pagans are on a different faith path, doesn't mean we have a different word for everything.
The Latin word for a pagan altar is ara. Most altars were pagan in Roman times.
The most common pagan symbol is the pentacle.
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The word "Pagan" should be capitalized whether you're talking about a person, the group as a whole, or the Pagan beliefs
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"Pagan" is not a language. It comes from the Latin word for a rustic villager - paganus. The word "Bible" comes through Latin and Greek from a Semitic word for a papyrus scroll - the substance books were made of. Is it "pagan"? Well it predates "Christianity", so it depends on what your definition of "pagan" is. Dictionaries differ, and the Christian Church used to apply the word to anyone who was not Christian or Jewish.
Need more info/clarification. What do you mean exactly by "Pagan?"
A pagan is a person whose religion believes in magic or superstition.
There are multiple and conflicting theories on the origin of the word Sabbatical. It relates to both the Latin Sabbat and the Hebrew Shabbath, both of which can refer to the sixth day of the week, a day of rest, a time period recurring in sevens, or on every seventh (day, month, year, etc), and the ceasing of something. If you mean Pagan in the sense of non-Christian usage, then yes it is a derivative of a pagan term.