Meaning of HEATHENISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'heedhu`nizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism |
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| | Synonyms: | | pagan religion, paganism |
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| | See Also: | | faith, religion, religious belief | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hea"then*ism\, n.
1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation;
idolatry; paganism.
2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen
country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.
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| | Related Terms: | | age of ignorance, allotheism, animal worship, animatism, animism, barbarism, benightedness, benightment, dark, dark age, darkness, demonism, demonolatry, devil worship, Druidism, fetishism, fire worship, Gothicism, heathendom, heathenry, hero worship, iconoduly, iconolatry, idol worship, idolatrousness, idolatry, idolism, idolodulia, idolomancy, image worship, pagandom, paganism, paganry, Parsiism, phallic worship, phallicism, pyrolatry, Sabaism, savagery, snake worship, star worship, sun worship, tree worship, unenlightenment, Zoroastrianism |
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