Heathen vs Paganism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between heathen and paganism

is that heathen is a person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan while paganism is indigenous and polytheistic religions.

As an adjective heathen

is not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.

heathen

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
  • (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
  • (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).

    • Noun

    (s)
  • A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.
  • * V. Knox
    • If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens .
  • (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
  • (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).

    • Coordinate terms

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    Derived terms

    * heathendom * heathenish * heathenism * heathenize * heathenness

    paganism

    English

    (wikipedia paganism)

    Noun

  • Indigenous and polytheistic religions.
    • Most people in that region practise their own form of paganism .
  • A class of religions often associated with nature rituals.
    • While paganism is a broad term, most forms pay close attention to the lunar and solar cycles.

    Related terms

    * pagan * neo-paganism

    See also

    * Christianity * heathen * heathendom * heathenism * gentile