(especially in historical contexts) a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main or recognized religions

the incoming Germanic peoples were pagans

(especially in historical contexts) holding or constituting religious beliefs other than those of the main or recognized religions

a pagan god

ancient pagan rituals associated with spring

a town in Burma (Myanmar), situated on the River Irrawaddy south-east of Mandalay. It is the site of an ancient city, founded in about AD 849, which was the capital of a powerful Buddhist dynasty from the 11th to the end of the 13th centuries