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Definitions for Heathen

[1] (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
[2] Informal . an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.
[3] of or relating to heathens; pagan.
[4] Informal . irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized.
[5] a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan
[6] an uncivilized or barbaric person
[7] the heathen (functioning as plural) heathens collectively
[8] irreligious; pagan
[9] unenlightened; uncivilized; barbaric
[10] of or relating to heathen peoples or their religious, moral, and other customs, practices, and beliefs

Words related to Heathen

infidel, skeptic, agnostic, barbarian, nonbeliever, pagan, atheistic, godless, idolatrous, irreligious, profane

Words nearby Heathen

heath grass, heath hen, heath robinson, heath wren, heathberry, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather

Origin of Heathen

before 900; Middle English hethen, Old English hǣthen, akin to German Heide, heidnisch (adj.), Old Norse heithingi (noun), heithinn (adj.), Gothic haithno (noun); perhaps akin to heath

Other words from Heathen

hea·then·dom , noun
hea·then·hood , noun
hea·then·ness , noun
hea·then·ship , noun
half-hea·then , adjective, noun
non·hea·then , noun, plural non·hea·thens, non·hea·then, adjective
un·hea·then , adjective

Word origin for Heathen

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

Synonyms for Heathen

agnostic, barbarian, infidel, nonbeliever, pagan, skeptic, atheistic, godless, idolatrous, irreligious, profane