religious person vs pagan

pagan vs religious person

religious person and pagan both are nouns.

religious person is not an adjective while pagan is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
pagan	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, pagan is a hyponym of religious person; that is, pagan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
pagan: a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, abstainer, ascetic, agnostic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, celibate, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missionary, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	pagan (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	a person who does not acknowledge your god
	a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
	someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

religious person (adjective)	pagan (adjective)
	not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Difference between religious person and pagan

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