Heathen vs. Paganism

Heathenadjective

Not adhering to Christian religion; pagan.

Heathenadjective

(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

Heathenadjective

alternative case form of Heathen|nodot=1pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

Heathennoun

A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan.

Heathennoun

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

Heathennoun

alternative case form of Heathen|nodot=1an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.

Heathennoun

An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.

Heathennoun

An irreligious person.

Heathenadjective

Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author.

Heathenadjective

Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.

Heathenadjective

Irreligious; scoffing.

Heathennoun

a person who does not acknowledge your God

Heathenadjective

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Heathennoun

a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do

Heathennoun

a follower of a polytheistic religion; a pagan.

Heathennoun

a person regarded as lacking culture or moral principles

Heathenadjective

relating to heathens

Paganismnoun

Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

Paganismnoun

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

Paganismnoun

The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.

Paganismnoun

any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

Paganismnoun

a religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion

Paganismnoun

a modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside the main world religions, especially nature worship

Paganism

Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus , , later ) is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism or ethnic religions other than Judaism. In the time of the Roman empire, individuals fell into the pagan class either because they were increasingly rural and provincial relative to the Christian population, or because they were not milites Christi (soldiers of Christ).