heathen customs

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• heathen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; akin to Old High German heidan heathen, and probably to Old English hǣth heath Date: before 12th century 1. of or relating to heathens, their religions, or their customs 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Malabar Rites — • Certain customs or practices of the natives of South India, which the Jesuit missionaries allowed their neophytes to retain after conversion, but which were afterwards prohibited by the Holy See Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• ḤUKKAT HA-GOI — (Heb. חֻקַּת הַגּוֹי; law or custom of the gentiles ), term designating heathen customs of idolatrous (or superstitious) origin that Jews are forbidden to emulate. The source for this prohibition is the biblical commandment ye shall not walk in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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