neo-pagans

noun

plural of neo-pagan
as in non-Christians

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neo-pagans
  1. atheists
  2. pagans
  3. unbelievers
  4. nonbelievers
  5. infidels
Noun
  • Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Among those cut was the Unitarian Universalist Association (others were atheists, pagans and Wiccans).
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Definition of atheists
Noun
  • Whatever the explanation, thousands of people, many dressed as druids and pagans, will gather at the site on Sunday to see the sun rise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Among those cut was the Unitarian Universalist Association (others were atheists, pagans and Wiccans).
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Definition of pagans
Noun
  • An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of unbelievers
Noun
  • That principle protects believers and nonbelievers alike.
    — David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of nonbelievers and tourists.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of nonbelievers
Noun
  • In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of infidels
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