neo-pagan

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Recent Examples of neo-pagan The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neo-pagan
Noun
  • Tom’s late wife was an atheist.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Weibel, following her interviews and observations, believes that the same gray area extends to astronauts: some are openly religious, some are atheists, others agnostic and more.
    Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Samhain is also celebrated in Salem by the local pagan and witch communities, who often share their traditions with curious out-of-towners.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In the Book of Acts, the pagans of Athens gathered to hear the gospel preached by Paul.
    Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless pogroms, Jews were demonized as infidels who refused to abandon their faith, even under threat of death.
    Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Some Muslim men believe that the reward for killing infidels is 72 virgins in the afterlife.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • No one ever converted an unbeliever with harshness, condemnation, and threats of hell.
    Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • An app called Krishna, for example, has already advised killing unbelievers and supporting India's ruling party.
    Scott Shapiro, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Why don’t religious people make similar allowances for nonbelievers?
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The most vocal nonbeliever of Rosenhaus’s prognosis comes via social media in Dr. David Chao, better known as the Pro Football Doc, who served as the NFL head team doctor for more than 17 years.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Neo-pagan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neo-pagan. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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