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heathendom

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hea·then  (hn)
n. pl. hea·thens or heathen
1. Offensive
a. One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
b. Such persons considered as a group; the unconverted.
2. Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.
3. Informal
a. One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.
b. Such persons considered as a group.
[Middle English hethen, from Old English hthen; see kaito- in Indo-European roots.]
heathen adj.
heathen·dom, heathen·ism, heathen·ry n.
heathendom [ˈhiːðəndəm]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) heathen lands, peoples, or beliefs


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It is well known how the monks wrote silly lives of Catholic Saints over the manuscripts on which the classical works of ancient heathendom had been written.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
The nunnery flourished for more than a century, when, in the time of Penda, who was the reactionary of heathendom, it fell into decay.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
Wherefore, I am minded to put the Great Carbuncle on shipboard, and voyage with it to England, France, Spain, Italy, or into Heathendom, if Providence should send me thither, and, in a word, dispose of the gem to the best bidder among the potentates of the earth, that he may place it among his crown jewels.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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