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paganry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪɡənɹi/

Etymology

From pagan + -ry.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Paganism.
2. (countable, usually) A body of pagans.
   • [Afonso de] Albuquerque, throughout his career, favoured the Hindu paganry against the Hindí Moslems, finding the former much less intractable. 1881, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “Historical”, in Camoens: His Life and His Lusiads. A Commentary […], volume I, London: Bernard Quaritch, […], →OCLC, § 2 (D.D. Joam II. and Manoel), footnote 1, page 292:
   • Yet you could hunt for slaves in the countries round about: Celtic Christians of the far West, generally treated as heretics; Islam; Slavonic, Baltic or Finnish 'paganries' 1960, J. D. Chambers, “The Place of Economic History in Historical Studies”, in N. B. Harte, editor, Study of Economic History: Collected Inaugural Lectures 1893-1970, published 1975, page 240:
   • missionary progressives ready to teach the paganry the rudiments of tithing and toothbrushing 2008, Bill Kauffman, Ain't my America, page 41:

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Synonyms

heathenry