VividLex

Home / Dictionary / heathen

heathen

10 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. pl. of Heathen Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. An irreligious person. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish. Source: opted
  6. 6. a. Irreligious; scoffing. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a person who does not acknowledge your god Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater. 2. An irreligious person. If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens. V. Knox. The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all people except the Jews; now used of all people except Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance. Ps. ii. 8. Syn. -- Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. 1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. "The heathen philosopher." "All in gold, like heathen gods." Shak. 2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish. 3. Irreligious; scoffing. Source: webster
  10. 10. j:47/n:53 n. a person who does not acknowledge your god s. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for heathen · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
heathclad
heathendom