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paganing

paganing noun: a pagan ritual analogous to baptism for infants.

Noun

paganing (plural paganings)

  1. A pagan ritual analogous to baptism for infants.
    • The welcoming rite — referred to as a wiccaning, a saining, or a paganing — serves a threefold purpose1999, Helen A. Berger, A community of witches, page 90

Forms of paganing

pluralpaganings

Origin of paganing

From pagan + -ing.

Questions about paganing

What does paganing mean?
Paganing means a pagan ritual analogous to baptism for infants.
What part of speech is paganing?
Paganing is a noun.
What is the plural of paganing?
The plural of paganing is paganings.

Words near paganing in the dictionary

  1. Pagani
  2. paganic
  3. paganica
  4. paganical
  5. paganically
  6. paganing
  7. paganings
  8. Paganini
  9. Paganinian
  10. Paganinis
  11. Paganis

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