Heathen Definition

hēthən
heathens
noun
heathens
In the Old Testament, a member of any nation or people not worshiping the God of Israel.
Webster's New World
An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.
American Heritage
Anyone not a Jew, Christian, or Muslim; esp., a member of a tribe, nation, etc. worshiping many gods.
Webster's New World
Such persons considered as a group.
American Heritage
A person regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, unenlightened, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or characteristic of heathens; pagan.
Webster's New World
Irreligious, uncivilized, etc.
Webster's New World

Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

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Other Word Forms of Heathen

Noun

Singular:
heathen
Plural:
heathens

Origin of Heathen

  • Germanic: from Old English hǣþen, akin to heath on the moor, the poor, 'wild' countryside; cognate with Dutch heiden, German Heide.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English hethen from Old English hǣthen kaito- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From heathen.

    From Wiktionary

Heathen Sentence Examples

  • This was no doubt a place of religious sacrifice in heathen times.

  • He belongs to the heathen Gnosis, and is in his essence the same as the Babylonian Marduk.

  • By the end of it, any traces of heathen faith, and even of Scandinavian speech, must have been mere survivals.

  • Reason is in his idea not the individual reason, but the fountain of natural truth, whose chief channels are the various systems of heathen philosophy, and more especially the thoughts of Plato and the methods of Aristotle.

  • The heathen gather against Jerusalem and take the city, but do not utterly destroy the inhabitants.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEA

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