heathen

hea·then  (hn)

n. pl. hea·thens or heathen

1. Offensive

a. One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

b. Such persons considered as a group; the unconverted.

2. Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.

3. Informal

a. One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.

b. Such persons considered as a group.

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[Middle English hethen, from Old English hthen; see kaito- in Indo-European roots.]

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heathen adj.

heathen·dom, heathen·ism, heathen·ry n.

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heathen [ˈhiːðən]

n pl -thens, -then

1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan

2. an uncivilized or barbaric person

(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems)

the heathen (functioning as plural) heathens collectively

adj

1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) irreligious; pagan

2. unenlightened; uncivilized; barbaric

3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) of or relating to heathen peoples or their religious, moral, and other customs, practices, and beliefs

[Old English hǣthen; related to Old Norse heithinn, Old Frisian hēthin, Old High German heidan]

heathenism , heathenry n

heathenness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heathen - a person who does not acknowledge your god gentile, infidel, pagan nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity paynim - a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) idol worshiper, idolater, idoliser, idolizer - a person who worships idols
Adj.	1.	heathen - not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam heathenish, pagan, ethnic irreligious - hostile or indifferent to religion

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heathen

noun (Old-fashioned)

1. pagan, infidel, unbeliever, idolater, idolatress the condescending air of missionaries seeking to convert the heathen

2. barbarian, savage, philistine, oaf, plebeian, ignoramus, boor She called us all heathens and hypocrites.

adjective

1. pagan, infidel, godless, irreligious, idolatrous, heathenish a heathen temple

2. uncivilized, savage, primitive, barbaric, brutish, unenlightened, uncultured to disappear into the cold heathen north

Quotations
"heathen: a benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

heathen [ˈhiːðən]

A. ADJ (= pagan) → pagano (fig) (= uncivilised) → bárbaro, salvaje

B. N (heathens or heathen (pl)) → pagano/a m/f (fig) → bárbaro/a m/f, salvaje mf

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heathen [ˈhiːðən]

adj → païen(ne)

n → païen(ne) m/f

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heathen

adj → heidnisch; (fig) → unkultiviert, unzivilisiert

n → Heide m, → Heidin f; (fig) → unkultivierter or unzivilisierter Mensch; the heathen (collectively, lit) → die Heiden; (fig) → die Barbaren

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heathen [ˈhiːð/ən] adj & n → pagano/a

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heathen [ˈhiːð/ən] adj & n → pagano/a

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heathen

n / adj heathen [ˈhiːðən]

(of) a person who believes in a less advanced form of religion, especially one with many gods Missionaries tried to convert the heathens to Christianity. heiden, ongelowige وَثَني، عابِد الأوثان езически pohan, -ka; pohanský hedning; hedensk der Heide/die Heidin ειδωλολάτρης pagano pagan كافر pakana païen, ïenne עוֹבֵד אֱלִילִים नास्तिक poganin, neznabožac pogány kafir heiðingi; heiðinn pagano 異教徒 다신교(多神敎) 신자 pagonis; pagoniškas pagāns orang pagan heiden hedning; hedensk poganin, pogański pagão păgân язычник; языческий pohan, -ka pogan(ski) neznabožac hedning คนนอกศาสนา putperest 異教徒 язичник کافر، بے دین người ngoại đạo 异教徒