heathenry

See also: Heathenry

English

Etymology

heathen +‎ -ry

Noun

heathenry (usually uncountable, plural heathenries)

1. The state of being heathen.
   • 1921, James Branch Cabell, Chivalry‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 1917, G. K. Chesterton, A Short History of England‎^[2]:

     In the simpler case of northern heathenry the civilization spread with a simplier progress.

   • 1909, James Branch Cabell, Chivalry‎^[3]:

     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.

2. Alternative letter-case form of Heathenry (“Germanic (neo)paganism”)
   • 2019, Theodoric Dukka, A Heathen's Guide Experiences & Advice On Magic & Spiritworking, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 7:

     Asatru is one of the most popular types of heathenry.