heathenism

 [hee-thuh-niz-uhm]  

hea·then·ism

   [hee-thuh-niz-uhm]
noun
1.
a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry.
2.
barbaric morals or behavior; barbarism.
Origin:
1595–1605; heathen + -ism
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heathen (ˈhiːðən)
 
—n , pl -thens, -then
1.  a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan
2.  an uncivilized or barbaric person
3.  (functioning as plural) the heathen heathens collectively
 
—adj
4.  irreligious; pagan
5.  unenlightened; uncivilized; barbaric
6.  of or relating to heathen peoples or their religious, moral, and other customs, practices, and beliefs
 
[Old English hǣthen; related to Old Norse heithinn, Old Frisian hēthin, Old High German heidan]
 
'heathenism
 
—n
 
'heathenry
 
—n
 
'heathenness
 
—n

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