Paganism

===Heathen===
[[Heathenry (new religious movement)|Heathen]] comes from [[Old English]] ''hæðen'' (not Christian or Jewish); cf. [[Old Norse]] {{lang|non|[[wikt:heiðinn|heiðinn]]}}. This meaning for the term originated from [[Gothic language|Gothic]] {{lang|got|[[wikt:haiþno|haiþno]]}} ([[gentile]] woman) being used to translate Hellene<ref>cf. {{bibleverse||Mark|7:26|KJV}}</ref> in [[Gothic Bible|Wulfila's Bible]], the first translation of the [[Bible]] into a [[Germanic languages|Germanic language]]. This may have been influenced by the Greek and Latin terminology of the time used for pagans. If so, it may be derived from Gothic {{lang|got|[[wikt:haiþi|haiþi]]}} (dwelling on the [[heath]]). However, this is not [[attested language|attested]]. It may even be a borrowing of Greek {{lang|grc|[[wikt:ἔθνος|ἔθνος]]}} ({{transl|el|ethnos}}) via [[Armenian language|Armenian]] {{lang|hy|[[wikt:հեթանոս#Armenian|hethanos]]}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harper |first=Douglas |title=heathen (n.) |url=http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=heathen&allowed_in_frame=0 |work=The Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=18 July 2013 }}</ref>

The term has recently been revived in the forms [[Heathenry (new religious movement)|Heathenry]] and Heathenism (often but not always capitalized), as alternative names for the [[Germanic neopaganism|Germanic neopagan]] movement, adherents of which may self-identify as Heathens.