Heathenism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Heathen systems of religion or morals; pagan practice or belief; paganism.
  • noun. Heathenish manners or condition; the degraded or uncultured state of those who are uninfluenced by Christianity; barbarism; ignorance; irreligion: as, the heathenism of the slums.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism.
  • noun. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. paganism, heathendom
  • noun. unchristian state or condition
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  • noun. any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism