Complete Definition of "paynim"

English

Etymology
From Old French paienime, from ecclesiastical Latin paganismus �paganism�, from Latin paganus �pagan�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'peɪnɪm/

Noun
en-noun

  1. 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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