heathendom
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He was an adept in the Greek, especially the Platonic philosophy, and was devoted to heathendom.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
And indeed Seneca has probably travelled as far towards it as any one born in heathendom ever did.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
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 Laurence Marcellus Larson
That it was born and developed independently of the traditions of the Teutonic heathendom shall be made still more apparent by the additional proofs that are accessible in regard to this subject.
From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.
He assembled the clergy of Rome, and a procession, singing hymns, entered that noble doorway, and the Pope sprinkled with holy water the marble-encrusted walls, from which every vestige of heathendom was cleared away.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
