heathendom

/ (ˈhiːðəndəm) /

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noun

heathen lands, peoples, or beliefs

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Words nearby heathendom

heat gun, heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery

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How to use heathendom in a sentence

To them the strongest proof of Christianity lies in the traditions and observances of heathendom.
The Myths of the New World|Daniel G. Brinton
The slum ends and sides of our Christian cities and huge heathendom, jostle elbows in the likeness of their moral conditions.
Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon
Heathendom died, and was buried; yet, after a brief interval, it rose again from its tomb.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman
For between those dates heathendom had ceased to be an antiquarian curiosity, and had become an imminent peril.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

It did not occur to him that the Christian faith itself, as the Indians understand it, is but a form of heathendom.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle