.
" in the oldest translations available, the word used to describe humans that subscribed to the religion was different than the word for other humans, pagans. "
Sorry to be pedantic,but 'pagan' is from the Latin 'paganus' and only means a rural person. What we might call a 'hick' or perhaps a"redneck'.The meaning changed over centuries.
" in the oldest translations available, the word used to describe humans that subscribed to the religion was different than the word for other humans, pagans. "
Sorry to be pedantic,but 'pagan' is from the Latin 'paganus' and only means a rural person. What we might call a 'hick' or perhaps a"redneck'.The meaning changed over centuries.
Quote:Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller", "rustic"[1]) is a blanket term, typically used to refer to polytheistic religious traditions, although from a Christian perspective, the term can encompass all non–Abrahamic religions.[2][3]
