pagans

英 [ˈpeɪgənz]

美 [ˈpeɪgənz]

n.  异教徒(信奉非主流宗教者); 教外人(旧时的基督徒用以指非基督徒)
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柯林斯词典

• 异教（徒）的
  Paganbeliefs and activities do not belong to any of the main religions of the world and take nature and a belief in many gods as a basis. They are older, or are believed to be older, than other religions.
• N-COUNT 异教徒（旧时指不信奉基督教的人）
  In former times,paganswere people who did not believe in Christianity and who many Christians considered to be inferior people.
  1. The new religion was eager to convert the pagan world.
     那种新宗教急于使异教徒皈依本教。
  2. ...female saints who took vows of virginity rather than submit to an undesired marriage with a pagan.
     立誓独身也不愿屈服与异教徒结婚的女圣人

双语例句

• On the contrary, if those who are uncircumcised obey the commandments of the Law, do you not think that, in spite of being pagans, they make themselves like the circumcised?
  反之，如果未受割损的人遵守了法律的规条，他虽未受割损，岂不算是受了割损吗？
• As the pagans wouid have wanted.
  就像异教徒所希望的那样。
• Later on, a fir tree grew in place of the oak and this, St Boniface told the pagans, was the Tree of Life and represented the Christ Child.
  后来，一棵枞树从原来长着橡树的地方生长了起来，圣尼费斯告诉这些异教徒，这是生命之树和代表基督的孩子。
• The conversion of pagans to Christianity
  异教徒的改信基督教
• So do not worry, saying,'What shall we eat?'or'What shall we drink?'or'What shall we wear?'For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
  所以，不要忧虑说：吃甚麽？喝甚麽？穿甚麽？这都是外邦人所求的，你们需用的这一切东西，你们的天父是知道的。
• Much like people today, pre-Christian pagans would throw toilet parchment all over the tree outside their mean alchemy teacher's house.
  和现在的人们一样，基督教以前的异教徒们会在吝啬的炼金术老师家外面的树附近到处乱扔厕所用的羊皮纸。
• It is now possible to just seize territories from pagans without a peace deal.
  现在可以在没有和平条约的情况下，从原始宗教国家掠夺领土？
• And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?
  你们若单给你们的弟兄请安，比人有什么长处呢？就是外国人不也是这样行么？
• Halloween is as fun as it is today because the pagans did not listen to the church.
  万圣节像今天这样有趣，是因为异教徒没有听从教会。
• Aren't we changed from pagans?
  难道我们不是从“外邦人”转变来的吗？