heathenism

Etymology
From, 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

 * 1) paganism, heathendom
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) * 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.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian: հեթանոսութիւն
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: págántacht
 * Korean: 이교
 * Latin: pāgānismus, pāgānitās, gentīlitās
 * Manx: anchreesteeaght
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: бѐзбоштво
 * Roman:
 * Swedish: