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Noun: heathendom  hee-dhun-dum
  1. Regions of the world where non-Abrahamic religions prevail
    "Missionaries sought to spread Christianity in heathendom"
     
  2. The state of being heathen or uncivilized
    "They viewed the tribes' customs as signs of heathendom"

Derived forms: heathendoms

Encyclopedia: Heathendom