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paganry

/ˈpeɪɡənɹi/

paganry noun: paganism.

Noun

paganry (usually uncountable, plural paganries)

  1. (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...
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    heathenry

Synonyms of paganry

Forms of paganry

pluralpaganries

Origin of paganry

From pagan + -ry.

Questions about paganry

What does paganry mean?
Paganry means paganism.
What part of speech is paganry?
Paganry is a noun.
How do you pronounce paganry?
Paganry is pronounced /ˈpeɪɡənɹi/.
What is the plural of paganry?
The plural of paganry is paganries.

Words near paganry in the dictionary

  1. paganoite
  2. paganophile
  3. paganophiles
  4. Paganos
  5. paganries
  6. paganry
  7. pagans
  8. Pagans Flat
  9. pagar
  10. Pagar Alam
  11. pagari

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