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) The state of being, or behavior and thought, of heathens. Synonyms: heathenry, heathendom, heathenship Coordinate terms: barbarism, beastliness Near-synonym: paganism 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ====