paynim

[ pey-nim ]

/ ˈpeɪ nɪm /

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noun Archaic.

a pagan or heathen.

a Muslim.

pagandom; heathendom.

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Origin of paynim

1200–50; Middle English: pagan (noun and adj.), pagan countries, heathendom <Old French pai(e)nime<Late Latin pāgānismuspaganism

OTHER WORDS FROM paynim

pay·nim·hood, noun

Words nearby paynim

payload specialist, paymaster, payment, payment by results, Payne, paynim, payoff, payola, pay one's dues, pay one's respects, pay one's way

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How to use paynim in a sentence

The red-cross knights and yeomenThroughout the holy town,In faith and might, on left and right,Shall tread the paynim down.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
He is in hiding somewhere, for he knew well, black paynim as he is, that our horses' four legs could outstrip his two.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
It is shame and sin to see two Christian Englishmen turn swords against each other like the frenzied bloodthirsty paynim.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
He shall carry thy sword to the holy soil and dye it 'deep in Paynim blood.'
The House of Walderne|A. D. Crake

She procured a viol and learned to play on it; till one day they wished to marry her to a king, a rich Paynim.
Aucassin and Nicolette|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for paynim

paynim

/ (ˈpeɪnɪm) /

noun archaic

a heathen or pagan

a Muslim

Word Origin for paynim

C13: from Old French paienime, from Late Latin pāgānismus paganism, from pāgānus pagan

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