The old preacher warned the villagers against their heathenish superstitions beneath the moonlight.

Scholars debated whether the persistence of heathendom in remote regions was due to isolation or cultural resilience.

Despite centuries of pressure to conform, their village maintained a quiet heathenry centered on old rituals of the land.

Many in the village muttered about the stranger's heathenesse, wary of the unfamiliar symbols he carved on the door.

The archaeologists uncovered a heathenistic shrine covered in offerings that hinted at long-forgotten rituals.

Some missionaries feared that the new laws would heathenise entire villages by undermining their Christian practices.