heathendom
Britishnoun
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Another heritage also from German heathendom fell to these strollers.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
There can be small doubt that in the Scandinavian settlements and particularly in the alien host heathendom still lingered to some extent.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus
Anglo-Saxon poetry, whether derived from heathendom or from the Church, has ideas and manners of its own; it comes to perfection, and then it dies away.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)
But even in heathendom, long before M. Aurelius was born, the drift of thought towards the goal of a personal immortality was strong and intense.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
But Julian was not only a restorer, he was also a reformer of heathendom.
From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.
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