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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, nounWords nearby paynim
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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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