Pay|nim

Pay|nim
pay|nim or Pay|nim «PAY nihm», noun, adjective. Archaic.
–n.
1. a pagan; heathen.
2. a Muslim; Saracen: »

... the crusader, who had sunk thirty thousand paynims at a blow (John L. Motley).

–adj.
1. pagan; heathen: »

A people…a remnant that were left Paynim amid their circles, and the stones They pitch up straight to heaven (Tennyson).

2. Muslim; Saracen: »

Paynim sons of swarthy Spain (Scott).

[< Old French paienimme, earlier paienisme < Late Latin pāgānismus the religion of the pagans < Latin pāgānus rustic; see etym. under pagan (Cf.pagan)]

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  • pay|nim — or Pay|nim «PAY nihm», noun, adjective. Archaic. –n. 1. a pagan; heathen. 2. a Muslim; Saracen: »... the crusader, who had sunk thirty thousand paynims at a blow (John L. Motley). 3. pagandom; heathendom. –adj …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pay — ag·li·pay·an·ism; cu·pay; cu·ru·pay; dé·pay·sé; im·pay·able; pa·pay·o·tin; pay; pay·abil·i·ty; pay·able; pay·able·ness; pay·ably; pay·ee; pay·er; pay·ment; pay·nim; pay·nim·ry; pay·o·la; pay·sage; pay·sa·gist; pay·sanne; pay·ye·tan; pre·pay;… …   English syllables

  • paynim — pay·nim …   English syllables

  • paynimry — pay·nim·ry …   English syllables

  • paynimrie — pay·nim·rie …   English syllables

  • paynim — pay•nim [[t]ˈpeɪ nɪm[/t]] n. archaic 1) a pagan or heathen 2) Muslim • Etymology: 1200–50; ME: pagan (n. and adj.), pagan countries, heathendom < OF pai(e) nime < LL pāgānismus paganism …   From formal English to slang

  • Paynim — Pay nim, n. & a. See {Painim}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paynim — paynimhood, n. /pay nim/, n. Archaic. 1. a pagan or heathen. 2. a Muslim. 3. pagandom; heathendom. [1200 50; ME: pagan (n. and adj.), pagan countries, heathendom < OF pai(e)nime < LL paganismus PAGANISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • rie — ae·rie; ar·rie; ar·rie·ro; ar·rie·ros; aum·rie; bain ma·rie; bat·te·rie; bi·jou·te·rie; bi·zar·re·rie; boi·se·rie; bon·dieu·se·rie; bou·che·rie; bras·se·rie; bro·de·rie; brus·que·rie; cal·o·rie; ca·ma·ra·de·rie; car·ros·se·rie; cau·se·rie;… …   English syllables

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