English
Etymology
From Old French paienime, from ecclesiastical Latin paganismus �paganism�, from Latin paganus �pagan�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'peɪnɪm/
Noun
en-noun
- a pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim
#:*1964: St Helen�s bell rang reminders that she lived, a paynim or Mahometan, in the church�s shadow. � Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like The Sun
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