Definition for PA'GOD, or PA-GO'DA

PA'GOD, or PA-GO'DA, n. [Pers. pout ghod, or boot khoda, a house of idols, or abode of God; Hind. boot kuda. – Thomson. Fryer.]

  1. A temple in the East Indies in which idols are worshiped. – Pope.
  2. An idol; an image of some supposed deity. – Stillingfleet.

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