Hypertext Webster Gateway: "heathenism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Heathenism \Hea"then*ism\, n.
1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation;
idolatry; paganism.
2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen
country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
heathenism
n : any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism
or Islamism [syn: {paganism}, {pagan religion}]
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