Middle English Dictionary Entry
pāganitẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pāganitẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | From pāgan adj. & L pāgānitas. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Paganism, heathenism.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)99 : Anastasia fro þe tyme þat sche coude speke was induced on to þe feith, hir fader dwellyng still in his paganite.
- c1452 Capgr.Aug.Orders (Add 36704)145/10 : For xxj ȝere was he in paganite, and ix ȝere in þe heresie of þe Manychees.