Heathenism

Heathenism
Heathenism 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • 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 || hɪːðənɪzm 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

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