The term Pagan is still used, in a pejorative manner, by some Christians to refer to anyone who is not a member of their religion and, sometimes, not a member of their denomination within that religion. The term acquired new connotations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, becoming associated with a connection to the past (especially ancient knowledge), self-indulgence, and the sacredness of nature. This would influence the adoption of the term in the sixties to define the Pagan movement, which, then and now, presented itself as an alternative solution to the spiritual
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