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.

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

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