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Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens.
  2. a. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel.
  3. a. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
  4. adj. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
  5. 1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish crimes." Milton. 2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. South. 3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
  6. s not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam