Bible Dictionary: Heathenism

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism.

2. (n.) The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.

Library

A Westernized Heathenism.
... The Pressing Emergency A Westernized Heathenism. Now, let us look just
a bit at this present pressing emergency. There are grave ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/a westernized heathenism.htm

Heathenism.
... JOHN, ad 1-100 Section 11. Heathenism. ... The elements of truth, morality, and piety
scattered throughout ancient heathenism, may be ascribed to three sources. ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 11 heathenism.htm

Judaism and Heathenism in Contact.
... THE CHURCH UNDER THE APOSTLES AND HEATHEN WORLD. FROM THE BIRTH OF CHRIST TO THE
DEATH OF ST. JOHN, ad 1-100 Section 13. Judaism and Heathenism in Contact. ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 13 judaism and heathenism.htm

The Death of a Husband is God's Call to the Widow to Continence ...
... Book I. Chapter VII."The Death of a Husband is God's Call to the Widow to
Continence Further Evidences from Scripture and from Heathenism. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/to his wife/chapter vii the death of a.htm

Central Position of Christ in the History of the World.
... before Christ, the religious development of humanity separates into the two independent,
and, in their compass, very unequal branches of Judaism and heathenism ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 8 central position of.htm

Chrysostom's Youth and Training, AD 347-370.
... The famous advocate of heathenism, Libanius, on hearing of her consistency
and devotion, felt constrained to exclaim: "Bless me! ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/chapter ii chrysostoms youth and training.htm

Christ Our Lesson and Our Teacher
... Ephesians 4:20, 21. The Apostle has been describing in very severe terms
the godlessness and corruption of heathenism. He reckons on ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/christ our lesson and our.htm

The Old Faith Preparing for the New - Development of Hellenist ...
... Thus, more withering sarcasm could scarcely be poured on heathenism than in the
apocryphal story of Bel and the Dragon,' or in the so-called Epistle of Jeremy ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iii the old faith.htm

As Many as were Called by Grace, and Displayed the First Zeal...
... In his last contests with Constantine, Licinius had made himself the representative
of heathenism; so that the final issue of the war would not be the mere ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xii as many as.htm

Introductory Note
... translator, in his Introductory Note. We owe to himself the pleasing story
of his conversion from heathenism. But I think it important ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/introductory note.htm

Thesaurus

Converts (9 Occurrences)
... Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts from
heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians. (WEY). ...
/c/converts.htm - 8k

Heathenism (2 Occurrences)
...Heathenism (2 Occurrences). ... Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts
from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians. (WEY). ...
/h/heathenism.htm - 7k

Golden (86 Occurrences)
... Jeroboam was not attempting to shock the conscience of his religious adherents by
making heathenism the state religion, but rather to win these pious ...
/g/golden.htm - 66k

Devils (48 Occurrences)
... Our fuller knowledge of the spiritism which conditions the use of images enables
us to recognize the fact that from the viewpoint of heathenism itself Paul's ...
/d/devils.htm - 31k

Demons (54 Occurrences)
... Our fuller knowledge of the spiritism which conditions the use of images enables
us to recognize the fact that from the viewpoint of heathenism itself Paul's ...
/d/demons.htm - 34k

Communion (8 Occurrences)
... Our fuller knowledge of the spiritism which conditions the use of images enables
us to recognize the fact that from the viewpoint of heathenism itself Paul's ...
/c/communion.htm - 30k

With (66342 Occurrences)
... Our fuller knowledge of the spiritism which conditions the use of images enables
us to recognize the fact that from the viewpoint of heathenism itself Paul's ...
/w/with.htm - 20k

Calf (39 Occurrences)
... Jeroboam was not attempting to shock the conscience of his religious adherents by
making heathenism the state religion, but rather to win these pious ...
/c/calf.htm - 49k

Nail (9 Occurrences)
... the nails" is in Deuteronomy 21:12 (marg., "make, " or "dress, " or "suffer to grow")
one of the signs of purification, separation from former heathenism (Comp ...
/n/nail.htm - 14k

Galatians (2 Occurrences)
... They seem to have been composed mainly of converts from heathenism (4:8), but partly
also of Jewish converts, who probably, under the influence of Judaizing ...
/g/galatians.htm - 43k

Bible Concordance

Heathenism (2 Occurrences)

Acts 2:10 of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians.
(WEY)

Acts 13:43 And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Heathenism

Related Terms

Heathenism (2 Occurrences)

Golden (86 Occurrences)

Devils (48 Occurrences)

Demons (54 Occurrences)

Communion (8 Occurrences)

With (66342 Occurrences)

Calf (39 Occurrences)

Nail (9 Occurrences)

Galatians (2 Occurrences)