different between heathenism vs paganism

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)

1. paganism, heathendom
   • 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.

   Synonym: heathenship

Coordinate terms

• (religions) religion; Asatru,? Bahá'í Faith,? Buddhism,? Cao Dai,? Cheondoism,? Christianity,? deism,? Druidry,? Eckankar,? Flying Spaghetti Monsterism,? Heathenry,? Hinduism,? Islam,? Jainism,? Jediism,? Judaism,? Kimbanguism,? Odinism,? paganism,? Pastafarianism,? Raëlism,? Rastafarianism,? Shinto,? Sikhism,? Tamilism,? Taoism,? Thelema,? Unitarian Universalism,? Wicca,? Yazidism,? Yoruba,? Zoroastrianism ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin p?g?nismus (“heathenism”), from p?g?nus (“peasant, rural, rustic”). The term was used pejoratively by early Muslims and Christians to belittle what remained of the native religions. Synchronically, pagan +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe???n?zm?/
• Hyphenation: pa?gan?ism

Noun

paganism (countable and uncountable, plural paganisms)

1. Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

   Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism.

2. Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

   Various neopagan movements have arisen, each advancing its own form of paganism. Some are monotheist.

Coordinate terms

• (religions) religion; Asatru,? Bahá'í Faith,? Buddhism,? Cao Dai,? Cheondoism,? Christianity,? deism,? Druidry,? Eckankar,? Flying Spaghetti Monsterism,? Heathenry,? Hinduism,? Islam,? Jainism,? Jediism,? Judaism,? Kimbanguism,? Odinism,? paganism,? Pastafarianism,? Raëlism,? Rastafarianism,? Shinto,? Sikhism,? Tamilism,? Taoism,? Thelema,? Unitarian Universalism,? Wicca,? Yazidism,? Yoruba,? Zoroastrianism ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

Related terms

• pagan
• neo-paganism

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See also

• Christianity
• heathen
• heathendom
• heathenism
• gentile