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Meaning 1
The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s).
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Standard Lemma guide
Heathenry
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Meaning 2
Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions; Germanic neopaganism.
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noun
Meaning 3
The state of being heathen.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Heathenry (“Germanic (neo)paganism”).
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Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology
From heathenry.
From heathen + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 日耳曼多神教 (Rì'ěrmàn Duōshénjiào) — old Germanic religion
- Chinese Mandarin: 日耳曼異教 /日耳曼异教 (Rì'ěrmàn Yìjiào) — old Germanic religion
- Finnish: pakanuus — old Germanic religion
- French: paganisme — old Germanic religion
- Icelandic: heiðni — old Germanic religion
- Polish: rodzimowierstwo germańskie — old Germanic religion
- Russian: язы́чество (jazýčestvo) — old Germanic religion
- Spanish: paganismo germano — old Germanic religion
- Spanish: etenismo — old Germanic religion
- Spanish: etenería — old Germanic religion
- Swedish: hedendom — old Germanic religion
- Swedish: forn sed — old Germanic religion
- Chinese Mandarin: 日耳曼新異教 /日耳曼新异教 (Rì'ěrmàn Xīnyìjiào) — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Finnish: uuspakanuus — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Georgian: წარმართობა (c̣armartoba) — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Icelandic: heiðni — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Polish: rodzimowierstwo germańskie — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Portuguese: etenismo — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Russian: язы́чество (jazýčestvo) — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Russian: асатру (asatru) — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Swedish: forn sed — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Swedish: fornsed — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Swedish: nyhedendom — modern reconstructed Germanic religion
- Swedish: hedendom — modern reconstructed Germanic religion