Definition

[enchanted_abyss]

I've been conversing with a friend who is Christian on the topic of paganism. For him, it's hard to let go of the dictionary definitions given to him. A lot of them are inaccurate, and when I listen to them, I'm always thinking "not really, not exactly, not quite." The term "pagan" for him, is very broad. It's a broad term really, but when you start defining it as "anything but so-and-so" it just becomes uncredible. Does anybody have a good definition I can give him, that includes all branches of paganism, but doesn't become too general, or too wishy-washy?

Thanks.