Scholars debated whether the ancient inscriptions reflected regional heathenisms or a single widespread cult.

The heathclad hills glowed with the last light of evening.

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

The old rituals were heathenized by colonizers who wanted to erase local beliefs.

The new regime sought to heathenize indigenous rituals, banning prayers and replacing shrines with state monuments.

The columnist heathenizes public dissent by portraying protesters as immoral outsiders.

The missionary criticized the author's depiction of indigenous rites, accusing it of heathenizing whole cultures to justify colonial intervention.

The heathered hillside glowed purple at sunset.

The Heathen stood beneath the old oak, offering thanks to the ancestors according to ancient rites.

Heathen rites are often centered on ancestor veneration and seasonal festivals among practitioners.