heathenism

noun

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as in paganism

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  1. paganism
  2. polytheism
  3. theology
  4. monotheism
  5. pantheism
  6. doctrine
Noun
  • The non-specific prayer hints at an innate paganism, a murky complexity roiling beneath Ellen’s adolescent purity; that double nature is increasingly manifest in Depp’s performance as the plot advances.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Modern trans coven leaders are rekindling this charge, fighting transphobia in paganism, and creating covens and magic all on their own.
    Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of paganism
Noun
  • Also, Akhenaten’s successor tried to steer religion back to polytheism, which is contrary to Nefertiti’s earlier views.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
  • Nor does the divide between Mesopotamian polytheism and Jewish monotheism pose a problem.
    Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of polytheism
Noun
  • Zoom out: Trump — who describes himself as Presbyterian — rarely talks about any religious experience or personal theology — beyond suggesting God may have saved him from a would-be assassin's bullet in July.
    Axios, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The real Jane did love reading books, but was more passionate about languages and theology than science.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 June 2024
Definition of theology
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  • Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Nor does the divide between Mesopotamian polytheism and Jewish monotheism pose a problem.
    Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of monotheism
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  • In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.
    Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
  • Spinoza was infamous for his sometimes inscrutable variety of pantheism, in which God no longer sits outside Nature, paring his fingernails (James Joyce’s joke), but effectively is Nature, inextricable from it.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Definition of pantheism
Noun
  • Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of doctrine
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