pagan
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"The reason why they're so popular - certainly with pagan ceremonies - the solar eclipse is thought of as a merging of the sun and the moon."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
Perhaps his Ye Olde Tinder profile read: “Aspiring playwright seeks older woman, pagan preferred.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
It was struck at a time when pagan beliefs were starting to give way to Christianity, and its design appears to straddle this time of change.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
He felt that his morning had been well spent; he had seen a lot of pictures and he had learned about pagan.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
It starts with a Roman empire, where there's a difference between citizens and barbarians, and later on between Christians and pagans.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2023
Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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