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heathen

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As an adjective, heathen means not adhering to an Abrahamic religion. As a noun, it means a person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion.

Meanings of heathen

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.

  2. Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

  3. Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

    Similar: heathenish, pagan, ethnic

Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).

noun

  1. A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.

  2. An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and…
heathenishpaganethnic
noun: a person who does not acknowledge your god
pagangentileinfidel

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