Heathenry

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s).

2. 2

   Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions

   Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions; Germanic neopaganism.

   • Comparatively, they are understanding, if not accepting, of Neo-Pagan influence; many Universalists even consider Heathenry to fall under the Neo-Pagan umbrella—a position most Folkish Heathens and Tribalists reject.
   • Thus Paganism has come to be an umbrella term for a diverse spiritual network, which also includes modern Shamanism and Heathenry.
3. 3

   The state of being heathen.

   • 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.
   • In the simpler case of northern heathenry the civilization spread with a simplier progress.
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   1. 4

      Alternative letter-case form of Heathenry (“Germanic (neo)paganism”).

      • Asatru is one of the most popular types of heathenry.

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