ˈpānə̇m noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English painim, from Old French paienime, from Late Latin paganismus heathendom, from paganus heathen (from Latin, country dweller) + Latin -ismus -ism — more at pagan
1. archaic : pagandom
2. archaic : pagan , infidel
clasped like a missal where swart paynims pray — John Keats
especially : muhammadan