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The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual.
John Muir

Meaning of "heathenism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEATHENISM

heathenism  [ˈhiːðənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEATHENISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heathenism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEATHENISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heathenry

Heathenry, Heathenism or Heathendom may refer to: ▪ an English loan-translation of paganus, see Paganism ▪ a term for Germanic Neopaganism...

Definition of heathenism in the English dictionary

The definition of heathenism in the dictionary is the practice of a heathen religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEATHENISM


abolitionism
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm
authoritarianism
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
constructionism
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
equestrianism
ɪˈkwɛstrɪənɪzəm
evolutionism
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪzəm
hooliganism
ˈhuːlɪɡənɪzəm
interventionism
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪzəm
lesbianism
ˈlɛzbɪənɪzəm
libertarianism
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Lutheranism
ˈluːθərənɪzəm
Mormonism
ˈmɔːmənɪzəm
obstructionism
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
paganism
ˈpeɪɡənɪzəm
Pan-Africanism
ˈpænˈæfrɪkənɪzəm
post-modernism
ˌpəʊstˈmɒdənɪzəm
protectionism
prəˈtekʃənɪzəm
Samaritans
səˈmærɪtənɪzəm
southernism
ˈsʌðənɪzəm
totalitarianism
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
veganism
ˈviːɡənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEATHENISM

heathberries
heathberry
heathbird
heathen
heathendom
heathenesse
heathenise
heathenish
heathenishly
heathenishness
heathenize
heathenness
heathenry
heather
heather grass
heather mixture
heathered
heathery
heathfowl
heathland

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEATHENISM

alienism
catechumenism
ecumenism
epicenism
eugenism
Galenism
gombeenism
Hellenism
hoydenism
hyphenism
Jansenism
lichenism
mechanism
monogenism
Panhellenism
phenomenism
philhellenism
phrenism
plenism
polygenism
tokenism

Synonyms and antonyms of heathenism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heathenism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEATHENISM

Find out the translation of heathenism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heathenism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heathenism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paganismo
570 millions of speakers

English

heathenism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बर्बरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوثنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

язычество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paganismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heathenishness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paganisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keserakahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heidentum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異教の信仰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heathenishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tà giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heathenishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तापीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heathenishness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paganesimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogaństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

язичництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păgânism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδολολατρεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heidendom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heathenism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heden
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEATHENISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heathenism

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2 QUOTES WITH «HEATHENISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heathenism.
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David Josiah Brewer
It is Mormonism, Mohammedanism and heathenism and not Christianity which have proclaimed polygamy and debased woman from the sacred place of wife to the lower level of concubine. It is not Christianity which has sustained the social evil.
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John Muir
The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEATHENISM»

Discover the use of heathenism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heathenism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Between Heathenism And Christianity: Being a Translation of ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Charles William Super, 2007
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Modern Christianity, a Civilized Heathenism
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
H. W. (Henry William) Pullen, 2012
3
Popery the religion of heathenism: being the letters of ...
Page. LETTER I.—On the use quncense and Holy Water . . . . . .. . 9 LETTER IL— On the Lights burnt in Pagan and Papal T - ples; and the native Ofierings of Heathenism and Popery. l4 LETTER [III—On the i'otiire Ofierings qf Heathenisrn and ...
‎1818
4
The Origin and Development of Religious Belief: Heathenism ...
Sabine Baring-Gould. ceptions of philosophy are the same as those which energize religion, but in the latter form they are broken and refracted into rainbow tints. Our review must be necessarily very cursory, in a work of the limits imposed on ...
Sabine Baring-Gould, 1869
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An Apology for the Toleration of Polygamy, in converts from ...
the toleration of polygamy in Converts from Heathenism. Again, page 26—— Doddridge is quoted to show that Hallet and Whiston are of opinion that second marriages are unlawful for the clergy. If the American Missionar had given the whole ...
‎1856
6
Reflexions on the growth of heathenism among modern ...
THE Reader may he Jhocked when he is told, that there is a disposition to Heathenism in an age os so much improvement, and pronounce the accusation improbable and •visionary ; but he is requested to weigh impartially the facls here  ...
William Jones, 1776
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Between Heathenism and Christianity
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Super Charles William, 2009
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Odinism: Inside the Belly of the Beast: Essays on Heathenism ...
Wyatt Kaldenberg's Odinism: Inside The Belly Of the Beast is his second book on the political and social issues that face modern Odinism.
Wyatt Kaldenberg, 2011
9
Biblical Repository and Classical Review
THE NATURE AND MORAL INFLUENCE OF HEATHENISM, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE GREEKS AND ROMANS, VIEWED IN THE LIGHT OF CHRISTIANITY. By Prof. The- luck, of Halle. TransI, by Prof. Emerson 80 Preliminary Remarks .
‎1832
10
America & England, 1558-1776
Because Englishmen were Christians, heathenism in Negroes was a fundamental defect which set them distinctly apart. However much Englishmen disapproved of Popery and Mahometanism, they were accustomed to these perversions.
Joseph E. Illick, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEATHENISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heathenism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Future of Religion Is.... The Dead
... threatened by the perceived hedonism, heathenism, paganism, and atheism often associated with the Grateful Dead and others of their ilk. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Letter: Most of American Christianity has lost its way
Much of what we call Christianity is but Christianized heathenism. It glazes over covetousness, luxurious self-indulgence, compliance with ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
3
Wanda's Picks for July 2015
Perhaps the musical's appeal is the fact that it supports the mythology of Black inferiority and heathenism. One of the closing songs is “We are ... «San Francisco Bay View, Jul 15»
4
White Anxiety: Rachel Dolezal, Dylann Roof and the Future of Race …
... Jordan did, that slavery was an “unthinking decision” by European colonists, who associated dark skin with heathenism, savagery and sex. «The Indypendent, Jun 15»
5
'Book of Mormon' more shock than awe
... to the nth degree, and his pudgy figure adds an extra dimension of tragicomedy to Arthur's downward spiral into hedonistic heathenism. «Washington Times, Jun 15»
6
Southern slave owners justified their views
... in their condition; they have been raised from the night of heathenism to the light of Christianity, and thousands of them have been brought to ... «Louisburg Herald, Jun 15»
7
After 6 years, Heathenism religious code still in limbo
A six-year quest by multiple soldiers to add Heathenism to the Army's list of faith group codes appeared to wrap up in January, with word from a ... «ArmyTimes.com, May 15»
8
Ask, you shall receive
Heathenism is an ancient Norse polytheism, popularized by "The Avengers," with the following gods Thor, Odin, Freya, Loki, among others. «Victoria Advocate, May 15»
9
Do Intentions Matter? On Sam Harris and Noam Chomsky
... naturally inferior and more barbaric, and that without the tutelage of white masters they would exist in a state of lazy and immoral heathenism. «Patheos, May 15»
10
Ring bologna as outer ring of new Lehigh County seal?
... Heathenism (German paganism), Semitic neopaganism, Wicca, Kemetism (Egyptian paganism), Hellenism, and Italo-Roman neopaganism. «Allentown Morning Call, Apr 15»

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