Heathen Dawn

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I think you mean "heathen". "Pagan" is usually defined as polytheist, nature-worshipper or idolater. Although "heathen" is ultimately the translation of Latin paganus, it has acquired the meaning of "non-Abrahamic".

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I don't think so. Deism and pantheism are more of religious philosophies, while paganism is complete with ritual and ceremony. Paine and Spinoza were Deist and pantheist respectively, but neither was a pagan. See also <a href="http://members.aol.com/Pantheism0/pagan.htm" target="_blank">here</a> about the relationship between religious philosophy (in this case pantheism) and paganism.

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Malcolm_MacDohmnall

I always fall back on the definitions and not the perceptions.

<a href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=Deist" target="_blank">Deist</a>

<a href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=Pagan" target="_blank">Pagan</a>