to convert heathens

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• hea|then — «HEE thuhn», noun, plural thens or then, adjective. –n. 1. a person who does not believe in the God of the Bible or the Qur an; person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim; pagan: »I was sorry to find more mercy in an heathen than in a brother… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Persecution of religion in ancient Rome — As the Roman Republic, and later the Roman empire, expanded, it came to include people from a variety of cultures, and religions. The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted. The government, and the Romans in… …   Wikipedia

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• Discipline of the Secret — • A theological term used to express the custom which prevailed in the earliest ages of the Church, by which the knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from the heathen and even from those who were… …   Catholic encyclopedia