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Webster 1913 Edition


Gentilism

Gen′til-ism

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
gentilisme
.]
1.
Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gentilism

GEN'TILISM

,
Noun.
Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.

Definition 2024


gentilism

gentilism

English

Noun

gentilism (countable and uncountable, plural gentilisms)

  1. heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods
  2. tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens