02 March, 2006

The Word-That-Has-Struck-My-Fancy for Who-Knows-How-Long...

...known in other places as the "Word of the Day".

paynim- n. archaic
1. A non-Christian, especially a Muslim.
2. A pagan or heathen.

From the Middle English 'painim'; from Old French 'paienime', meaning heathendom; from Late Latin 'paganismus', from 'paganus', meaning pagan.

syn: gentile, heathen, infidel, pagan, seed of the serpent, child of darkness.

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Also, a reminder, even though my gentle readers should know this already, seeing as how you all live in the same house as I do currently: I'll be away from the internet until 20 March, at least.

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