HEATHENISM Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

heathenism

noun

Definition of heathenism

as in paganism

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Noun

There are still remnants of the Gauls in the modern French language, including the words for country and paganism, INRAP president Dominique Garcia pointed out.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of paganism

Noun

The faith codes included dozens of highly specific Christian denominations, as well as groups such as Ásatrú, which honors Norse gods; Eckankar, which emphasizes soul travel, dreams, and past-life study; and the Troth, a form of Germanic polytheism.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2026
As Jewish identity crystallized during and after the Babylonian exile, polytheism remained an enduring temptation.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of polytheism

Noun

For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Stasevska was born in 1984, the same year that Glass’ hypnotic, ritualistic opera, about an Egyptian pharaoh who dared to push monotheism onto his polytheistic culture, debuted in Stuttgart, Germany.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of monotheism

Noun

However, some Druids—especially those who identify simultaneously as Christians—are monotheists, while still others subscribe to pantheism, atheism, and other perspectives on divinity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.

— Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024

Definition of pantheism

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The claim was allowed to stand because it was filed in a civil action outside the scope of church control, meaning that the abstention doctrine did not apply, the appeals court justices wrote.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
But the work-for-hire doctrine reaches only fixed, expressed works.

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of doctrine

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