Heidentum
German, noun/ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm/
Heidentum is spelled H-E-I-D-E-N-T-U-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heidentum is a German neuter noun meaning “paganism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand des Nicht-zum-Christentum-bekehrt-Seins”.
What does Heidentum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpaganism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand des Nicht-zum-Christentum-bekehrt-Seins 2. Gesamtheit aller Nichtchristen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Heidentum
- Heidentumes genitive
- Heidentums genitive
- Heidentümer plural
- Heidentume dative singular
- Heidentümern dative definite plural
- Heidenthum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heidentum?
- /ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm/
- [ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heidentum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heidentum in German?
Heidentum appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).