pagan

The story is that in this period Scandinavia became distinct unified Christian kingdoms from a series of disparate and decentralized pagan tribes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

Judith Mair, a visiting professor at Edinburgh Napier University says the festival of Hogmanay in Scotland goes back to pagan times.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Her father wanted her to marry a pagan king but she said, I’ll go away for awhile, three years, and think about it.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

They cremated their dead, spoke the Germanic ancestors of Old English and were pagans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In the ’90s, Westwood took a lot of inspiration from pagans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

And at Stonehenge's equinox celebrations in England, druids, pagans, and anyone else who wants to join in gather to witness the sunrise over the ancient stones.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 21, 2023

Stonehenge was built by pagans, the Washington Monument was built by Masons and the Statue of Liberty was built by the French.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023

Everyone recoiled all at once—the Mussalmans, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, pagans, Sikhs, in my case an almost-Zoroastrian, and all-of-the-above in the case of Samir, the Seller of Dreams.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri