Both Uses of
pagan
in
Henry IV, Part 1
- Therefore, friends, As far as to the sepulchre of Christ— Whose soldier now, under whose blessed cross We are impressed and engaged to fight— Forthwith a power of English shall we levy, To chase these pagans in those holy fields Over whose acres walk'd those blessed feet Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd For our advantage on the bitter cross.†
Scene 1.1
- What a pagan rascal is this! an infidel!†
Scene 2.3 *
Definition:
-
(pagan) an offensive term for a person who follows a non-mainstream religion