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ohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak.

The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism. [R.]

Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. [R.] "The paganic fables of the goods." Cudworth. -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.]

Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old paganish idolatry." Sharp

The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.

The state of being a pagan; paganism. [R.] Cudworth.

To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism. Hallywell.

In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More.

Revived or new paganism.

The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623- 1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.

The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.

A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. "Political propagandists." Walsh.

To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.

Half pagan.

To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] Cudworth.

[The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay.

s, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record. Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.

In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language. The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by piecemeal. Cudworth.

To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.

Commensality. [Obs.] Daniel . . . declined pagan commensation. Sir T. Browne.