paynim

[ pey-nim ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a pagan or heathen.

  2. a Muslim.

  1. pagandom; heathendom.

Origin of paynim

1
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

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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.

British Dictionary definitions for paynim

paynim

/ (ˈpeɪnɪm) /


nounarchaic
  1. a heathen or pagan

  2. a Muslim

Origin of paynim

1
C13: from Old French paienime, from Late Latin pāgānismus paganism, from pāgānus pagan

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