It was not the crowds of Pagandom that St. Paul censured, but the philosophers.
"The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)"
George Tyrrell
Like the time-expired worship of the divinities of the mythology that, in the one solitary temple of Mount Casano, was maintained for some hundred years after the gods of Olympus had been deposed: so the impious oaths of Pagandom continued to jostle and wrestle with those of Christianity for many centuries after authority had pronounced their doom.
"A Cursory History of Swearing"
Julian Sharman
About all creeds and faiths this side of Pagandom go to it for their authority.
"The Woman's Bible Part I. Comments on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Part II. Comments on the Old and New Testaments from Joshua to Revelation."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton