heathen
11heathen — [[t]hi͟ːðən[/t]] heathens 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Heathen means having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. [OLD FASHIONED] He preached the Gospel to the heathen locals from this spot. ...a heathen temple …
12heathen — heathendom, n. heathenhood, n. heathenness, n. heathenship, n. /hee dheuhn/, n., pl. heathens, heathen, adj. n. 1. an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor… …
13heathen — hea•then [[t]ˈhi ðən[/t]] n. pl. thens, then, adj. 1) rel an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible or Koran; pagan 2) an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person 3) rel of or pertaining to heathens; …
14heathen — 1 adjective old fashioned not connected with or belonging to the Christian religion or any of the large established religions 2 noun old use 1 the heathen old fashioned people who are heathen 2 (C) old fashioned someone who is heathen 3… …
15heathen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; akin to Old High German heidan heathen, and probably to Old English hǣth heath Date: before 12th century 1. of or relating to heathens, their religions, or their customs 2.… …
16heathen — hea|then1 [ˈhi:ðən] adj old fashioned not connected with or belonging to the Christian religion or any of the large established religions heathen 2 heathen2 plural heathen n old fashioned [: Old English; Origin: hAthen] 1.) someone who is not… …
17heathen — [OE] Etymologically, a heathen is ‘someone who lives on the heath’ – that is, someone who lives in a wild upcountry area, and is uncivilized and savage (the word was derived in prehistoric Germanic times from *khaithiz ‘heath’, and is also… …
18heathen — UK [ˈhiːð(ə)n] / US [ˈhɪð(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms heathen : singular heathen plural heathens offensive a) old fashioned an insulting word for someone who is not a Christian or a follower of another major established religion b) a… …
19heathen — /ˈhiðən / (say heedhuhn) noun (plural heathens or heathen) 1. an unconverted individual of a people who does not acknowledge the god of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an irreligious or unenlightened person. –adjective 3. pagan;… …
20heathen — [OE] Etymologically, a heathen is ‘someone who lives on the heath’ – that is, someone who lives in a wild upcountry area, and is uncivilized and savage (the word was derived in prehistoric Germanic times from *khaithiz ‘heath’, and is also… …
