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Definition of pagandom - 2 dictionary results

pa⋅gan⋅dom

  [pey-guhn-duhm]
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–noun
1. the part of the world inhabited by pagans.
2. pagans collectively.
Origin:
1850–55; pagan + -dom
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pa·gan   (pā'gən)   
n.  

  1. An adherent of a polytheistic religion in antiquity, especially when viewed in contrast to an adherent of a monotheistic religion.

  2. A Neopagan.

  3. Offensive

    1. One who has no religion.

    2. An adherent of a religion other than Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

  4. A hedonist.


[Middle English, from Late Latin pāgānus, from Latin, country-dweller, civilian, from pāgus, country, rural district; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pa'gan adj., pa'gan·dom (-dəm) n., pa'gan·ish adj., pa'gan·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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