- nounheathen (noun) · heathens (plural noun) · the heathen (plural noun) · the heathen (noun)
- a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do:"my brother and I were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens" · "he said non-believers were wicked heathens"
- a follower of a polytheistic religion; a pagan.
- (the heathen)heathen people collectively, especially (in biblical use) those who did not worship the God of Israel.
- informalan unenlightened person; a person regarded as lacking culture or moral principles:"eat your chips, you little heathen!"
adjectiveheathen (adjective)- relating to heathens:"heathen practices" · "heathen gods"
OriginOld English hǣthen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heiden and German Heide; generally regarded as a specifically Christian use of a Germanic adjective meaning ‘inhabiting open country’, from the base of heath.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective
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- Heathen is a term used to describe someone who does not follow the God of the Bible or any of the Abrahamic religions123. It is often used in a negative or offensive way, implying that the person is uncultured or irreligious12. The term is mostly outdated and historical, as it was applied to non-Christian peoples in the past13.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Heathen is a dated term used primarily of someone who is not religious, or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity. It is also sometimes used disapprovingly of someone who is not cultured; this use is also dated.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heathenheathen adjective old-fashioned disapproving offensive uk / ˈhiː.ð ə n / us / ˈhiː.ð ə n / (of people or their way of life, activities, and ideas) having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islamdictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/heathennoun,plural hea·thens, hea·then. (in historical contexts) a member of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a pagan.www.dictionary.com/browse/heathen
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