heidendom
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦɛi̯.də(n)ˌdɔm/
noun
Definitions
- paganism, heathendom polytheistic religious tradition
- heathendom, heathenry, heresy any faith, view or community proscribed by a given religion
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch heidijndoem suf from Dutch, Flemish heiden.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
heiden
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heathen English
- heathendom English
- heiden Dutch, Flemish
- heidens Dutch, Flemish
- hæthendom Middle English
- heidijndoem Middle Dutch
- heidin Middle Dutch
- heiden Afrikaans