heathenry
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Heathenry¹
Where it comes from
From heathenry.
proper noun
- The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s).
- Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions; Germanic neopaganism. In Britain, Heathenry is the most common name used for an emergent religion based on the old gods, goddesses, and spirits (wights) that were part of everyday life in Northern Europe before the coming of the Christian era. Thus, Heathenry is, in some sense, a reconstructed religion. People often disc
heathenry²
Where it comes from
From heathen + -ry.
noun heathenries
- The state of being heathen. It was as though she were some tinted and lavishly adorned statue of barbaric heathenry, and he her postulant; and her large eyes appeared to judge an immeasurable path, beyond him.
- Alternative letter-case form of Heathenry (“Germanic (neo)paganism”). Asatru is one of the most popular types of heathenry.
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name old Germanic religion
| Español | paganismo germano, etenismo, etenería |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 日耳曼多神教 Rì'ěrmàn Duōshénjiào, 日耳曼異教 /日耳曼异教 Rì'ěrmàn Yìjiào |
| Français | paganisme |
| Русский | язы́чество jazýčestvo |
name modern reconstructed Germanic religion
| 中文 | 日耳曼新異教 /日耳曼新异教 Rì'ěrmàn Xīnyìjiào |
|---|---|
| Português | etenismo |
| Русский | язы́чество jazýčestvo, асатру asatru |
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@misc{heathenry_2026,
title = {heathenry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heathenry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
