Re: Religion-Names in Conlangs. Or At Least in Mine. :)

J. Barefoot wrote:
> >christianity:  how was "christ" pronounced in ancient greek?
>
> BTW, the term "Christian" was originally a bit of military terminology,
> something like "Christ's squadron" or "legion," in the same vein as the
> Roman legions naming themselves after Roman gods. The new converts
> needed a way to distinguish themselves from the "paganoi," literaly the
> "civilians".
Hmm... I thought "pagan" was from Latin "paganus," "country dweller"
(cf. English "heathen," "heath-dweller.") "Paganoi" looks Greek.