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paynim
[ pey-nim ]
noun
, Archaic.
- a pagan or heathen.
- a Muslim.
- pagandom; heathendom.
paynim
/ ˈpeɪnɪm /
noun
- a heathen or pagan
- a Muslim
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Other Words From
- paynim·hood noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paynim1
C13: from Old French paienime, from Late Latin pāgānismus paganism, from pāgānus pagan
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Example Sentences
The red-cross knights and yeomenThroughout the holy town,In faith and might, on left and right,Shall tread the paynim down.
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He is in hiding somewhere, for he knew well, black paynim as he is, that our horses' four legs could outstrip his two.
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It is shame and sin to see two Christian Englishmen turn swords against each other like the frenzied bloodthirsty paynim.
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He shall carry thy sword to the holy soil and dye it 'deep in Paynim blood.'
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She procured a viol and learned to play on it; till one day they wished to marry her to a king, a rich Paynim.
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