heathenism
English
Etymology
From heathen + -ism, coined in the 17th century in place of the then-obsolete heathendom. First attested in Francis Bacon's Of the advancement of learning (1605), II. xiv. §9: "The heresy of the Anthropomorphites [...] and the opinion of Epicurus, answerable to the same in heathenism, who supposed the gods to be in human shape" (OED).
Noun
heathenism (countable and uncountable, plural heathenisms)
- paganism, heathendom
- 2009, Adeline Masquelier, Women and Islamic Revival in a West African Town, Page 88
- […] they urge all followers of the Prophet to return to an authentic Islam, devoid of heathenism and innovations.
- Synonym: heathenship
- 2009, Adeline Masquelier, Women and Islamic Revival in a West African Town, Page 88
Coordinate terms
- (religions) religion; Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Christianity, Confucianism, deism, Druidry, Eckankar, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, paganism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
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