2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
heathenism — c.1600, from HEATHEN (Cf. heathen) + ISM (Cf. ism). An O.E. word for it was hæðennes, and a later one was heathenry (1560s) … Etymology dictionary
heathenism — 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… … English terms dictionary
heathenism — noun see heathen II … New Collegiate Dictionary
heathenism — /hee dheuh niz euhm/, n. 1. a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry. 2. barbaric morals or behavior; barbarism. [1595 1605; HEATHEN + ISM] * * * … Universalium
heathenism — noun a) paganism, heathendom b) unchristian state or condition … Wiktionary
heathenism — 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… … Moby Thesaurus
HEATHENISM — 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… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
heathenism — hea·then·ism || hɪËðənɪzm n. paganism, practices of heathens … English contemporary dictionary
heathenism — n. 1. Paganism, Gentilism. 2. Barbarism, savagery, cruelty, inhumanity, heathenishness … New dictionary of synonyms
heathenism — hea·then·ism … English syllables
