neo-pagan

/ˌniː.əʊˈpeɪ.ɡən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌniː.oʊˈpeɪ.ɡən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌnē-ō-ˈpā-gən/ (ame, mw)

neo-pagan — 名詞

1. someone who practises a present-day spiritual tradition that draws on pre-Christ

1.名詞C2
釋義

新異教徒

信奉現代多神或自然崇拜信仰者

someone who practises a present-day spiritual tradition that draws on pre-Christian beliefs, often centred on nature, the seasons, or old European gods rather than on the world's major religions.

例句

Pim joined a small group of neo-pagans who meet in the woods every solstice.

Pim 加入了一小群新異教徒，他們每逢夏至或冬至都會在森林裡聚會。

typical countable use: a (group of) neo-pagan(s)

Several neo-pagans in Ada's village light candles for the trees each spring.

Ada 村子裡有好幾位新異教徒，每年春天都會為樹木點蠟燭。

plural countable use referring to a community

同義詞
  • pagan

    broader term that also covers historical pre-Christian believers, not only present-day ones

  • Wiccan

    narrower; refers specifically to one organised modern witchcraft tradition

  • heathen

    now sometimes self-chosen by Norse-influenced practitioners; older everyday use was insulting

文法句型

a/the + neo-pagan

用法筆記

Subject is usually an individual person or a small community; rarely appears in the singular without 'a'. Often paired with names of pre-Christian traditions (Celtic, Norse, Wiccan) for specificity.

常見錯誤

❌She is neo-pagan religion.
✅She is a neo-pagan.
💡the noun needs an article; without one, learners confuse it with the adjective use.

neo-pagan — 形容詞