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noun
A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel
History
From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.
