heathendom
/ˈhiðəndəm/
noun
- The state or condition of being a heathen; the non-Christian world or its beliefs and practices.
- Scholars study the transition from heathendom to Christianity in early Europe.
- Medieval writers often contrasted Christendom with heathendom.
- The king sought to bring heathendom under the rule of the church.
- All heathen people considered as a group.
- The term heathendom is rarely used today except in historical contexts.
- The missionary felt called to preach to all of heathendom.
- In old stories, heathendom was depicted as a land of darkness and ignorance.
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