Heathenism
1Heathenism — Hea then*ism ( [i^]z m), n. 1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism. [1913 Webster] 2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism. [1913 Webster] …
2heathenism — c.1600, from HEATHEN (Cf. heathen) + ISM (Cf. ism). An O.E. word for it was hæðennes, and a later one was heathenry (1560s) …
3heathenism — heathen ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially Christianity, Judaism, or Islam) as regarded by those who do. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to heathens. DERIVATIVES heathendom noun heathenish adjective… …
4heathenism — noun see heathen II …
5heathenism — /hee dheuh niz euhm/, n. 1. a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry. 2. barbaric morals or behavior; barbarism. [1595 1605; HEATHEN + ISM] * * * …
6heathenism — noun a) paganism, heathendom b) unchristian state or condition …
7heathenism — Synonyms and related words: Druidism, Gothicism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, age of ignorance, allotheism, animal worship, animatism, animism, barbarism, benightedness, benightment, dark, dark age, darkness, demonism, demonolatry, devil… …
8HEATHENISM — as defined by Carlyle, plurality of gods, mere sensuous representation of the Mystery of Life, and for chief recognised element therein Physical Force, as contrasted with Christianism, or Faith in an Invisible, not as real only, but as the… …
9heathenism — hea·then·ism || hɪËðənɪzm n. paganism, practices of heathens …
10heathenism — n. 1. Paganism, Gentilism. 2. Barbarism, savagery, cruelty, inhumanity, heathenishness …
