PAGANISH Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of paganish

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Adjective

Still, further research is needed to fully explain the motives and rationale behind the reuse of pagan tombs and sarcophagi during the medieval Christian period, Roffey told CNN in an email.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Long used in pagan rituals and spell casting—typically placed on dedicated altars—candles are seen as the bridge between the physical and spiritual realms.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of pagan

Adjective

Some younger attendees on Saturday said Leo's humane tone and emphasis on care for the vulnerable resonated beyond the faithful in their secular country as people grapple with a turbulent world.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The most vociferous opposition has come from Avigdor Lieberman, head of the right-wing secular Yisrael Beiteinu party.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

Up to that point, America’s external enemy—the godless Soviets—gave the movement coherence and urgency.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.

— Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Definition of godless

Adjective

His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.

— Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024

Definition of atheistic

Adjective

Because materialism had an irreligious connotation, Hattem says it was left out of the national conversation until the Gilded Age of the 1920s, when people start saying the quiet part out loud.

— Cari Shane, USA Today, 25 June 2026
This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of irreligious

Adjective

Clarifying the technical pack, preparing the lay plan, sampling, costing, and ordering fabric can consume more resources than the production run itself.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Spiritual connections with monks A foundational feature of Theravada Buddhism is the relationship between monastics and the lay people.

— Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of lay

Adjective

Meanwhile, real data infrastructure applies temporal reasoning, asking not just who an entity is, but precisely when that information was valid.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Distance is often flattened in horror through spatial-temporal confusion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of temporal

Adjective

But these food decisions are also bringing religious and nonreligious people together in interesting ways and creating new collaborations in their efforts to transform the food system.

— Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
The Plain people are known for their caution toward government and other nonreligious authority.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of nonreligious

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