heathen
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor MuslimA pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
» Tom self-identifies as a heathen.
Tom bezeichnet sich selbst als Heiden.
Meaning
2 sensesA pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
V. Knox If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.
Heide, Heidin
язы́чникjazýčnik, язы́чницаjazýčnica
язи́чникjazýčnyk, язи́чницяjazýčnycja
(broadly)An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
Barbar, Wilder, Unzivilisierter
дика́рьdikárʹ
- a person who does not acknowledge your god
Examples
9 sentencesTom self-identifies as a heathen.
deTom bezeichnet sich selbst als Heiden.
Why are you calling me a heathen?
Tom is a heathen.
Millions of heathens will perish.
Is that a heathen sacrament?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣþen, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþin, fromFrom Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣþen, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþin, from Proto-Germanic *haiþīnaz (“heathen, pagan”, adjective), equivalent to heath (“heathland”) + -en.
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Forms
plural: heathens / heathenSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular