pagano-Christianadj.n.
/ˌpeɪɡənəʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, /pəˌɡɑːnəʊˈkrɪstʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪɡənoʊˈkrɪstʃən/ A. adj.
That is Christian with pagan elements.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adjective] > paganized
pagano-Christian1668
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. iv. 102 The Pagano-christian Tyranny of the Pope.
1904 A. Sabatier Relig. of Authority & Relig. of Spirit i. ii. 27 The primitive JudæoChristian group declined, the pagano-Christian ever more and more gained the ascendant.
1962 A. W. Heathcote tr. J. Héring First Epist. St. Paul to Corinthians x. 86 The passive form is therefore probably a correction made by a pagano-Christian reader who was unacquainted with Jewish custom.
1997 R. Conner in A. Livia & K. Hall Queerly Phrased i. vii. 131 Bougrerie emerged in the Middle Ages as a term identifying Bogomilism, a pagano-Christian religious heresy originating in the vicinity of Bulgaria, the practitioners of which were alleged to practice male-male anal eroticism.
B. n.
A person who holds a mixture of Christian and pagan beliefs; a follower of both Christian and pagan practices.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [noun] > paganized
pagano-Christian1680
1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos ii. 23 These People..shall at the end..get the Nations under them, that is, the Paganochristians.
1971 J. E. Wood, Jr. Jewish Christian Relations in Today's World 15 The early schism which arose between Judeo-Christians (Judaizers) and pagano-Christians (Gentiles) resulted in an antipathy between Judeo-Christianity and Hellenistic Christianity.
1995 R. Cornman tr. J. Mélèze Modrzejewski Jews of Egypt 231 That heritage was to be bequeathed to the new community of pagano-Christians. They rejected Judaism, but they preserved the masterpieces of Judeo-Alexandrian literature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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