variants
or idolators
as in pagans
a person who does not worship the God of the Bible
an ancient civilization of pantheists and idolaters
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pagans
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The crowds, many dressed as druids and pagans, had gathered before dawn, waiting patiently in the dark and cold field in southwest England.—
CBS News,
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21 Dec. 2025 -
Other cultures had similar variations of a dark helper, like the Alpine pagans’ Perchten and the Palatinate region’s Belsnickel.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Idolaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolaters. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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