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Heathen

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Noun

1. gentile, heathen, infidel, pagan

a person who does not acknowledge your god

Adjective

2. ethnic, heathen, heathenish, pagan

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heathen

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noun plural -thens or -then
1. 
a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan
2. 
an uncivilized or barbaric person
3.  the heathen
adjective
4. 
irreligious; pagan
5. 
unenlightened; uncivilized; barbaric
6. 
of or relating to heathen peoples or their religious, moral, and other customs, practices, and beliefs

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Heathen

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nounWord forms: plural ˈheathens or ˈheathen
1. 
in the Old Testament, a member of any nation or people not worshiping the God of Israel
2. 
anyone not a Jew, Christian, or Muslim; esp., a member of a tribe, nation, etc. worshiping many gods
3. 
a person regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, unenlightened, etc.
adjective
4. 
of or characteristic of heathens; pagan
5. 
irreligious, uncivilized, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Heathen

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n. pl. hea·thens or heathen
1. Offensive
a. An adherent of a religion that does not worship the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
b. Such persons considered as a group.
2. Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.
3. Informal
a. One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.
b. Such persons considered as a group.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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