heathen

hea·then

H0112700 (hē′thən)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.

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[Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; see kaito- in Indo-European roots.]

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hea′then adj.hea′then·dom, hea′then·ism, hea′then·ry n.hea′then·ish adj.

heathen

(ˈhiːðən) n, pl -thens or -then1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan2. an uncivilized or barbaric person3. (Alternative Belief Systems) the heathen (functioning as plural) heathens collectivelyadj4. (Alternative Belief Systems) irreligious; pagan5. unenlightened; uncivilized; barbaric6. (Alternative Belief Systems) of or relating to heathen peoples or their religious, moral, and other customs, practices, and beliefs[Old English hǣthen; related to Old Norse heithinn, Old Frisian hēthin, Old High German heidan] ˈheathenism, ˈheathenry n ˈheathenness n

hea•then

(ˈhi ðən)

n., pl. -thens, -then,
adj. n. 1. an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible or Koran; pagan. 2. an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person. adj. 3. of or pertaining to heathens; pagan. 4. irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized. [before 900; Middle English hethen, Old English hǣthen, c. Old Saxon hēthin, Old High German heidan, Old Norse heithinn, Gothic haithno (feminine n.); probably akin to heath] hea′then•dom, n. hea′then•ism, n. hea′then•ize`, v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing. hea′then•ness, n. syn: heathen, pagan are both applied to peoples who are not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; these terms may also refer to irreligious peoples. heathen is often used of those whose religion is unfamiliar and therefore regarded as primitive, unenlightened, or uncivilized: heathen idols; heathen rites. pagan is most frequently used of the ancient Greeks and Romans who worshiped many deities: a pagan civilization.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heathen - a person who does not acknowledge your godgentile, infidel, pagannonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deitypaynim - a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)idol worshiper, idolater, idoliser, idolizer - a person who worships idols
Adj.	1.	heathen - not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islamheathenish, pagan, ethnicirreligious - hostile or indifferent to religion

heathen

noun (Old-fashioned)1. pagan, infidel, unbeliever, idolater, idolatress the condescending air of missionaries seeking to convert the heathen2. barbarian, savage, philistine, oaf, plebeian, ignoramus, boor She called us all heathens and hypocrites.adjective1. pagan, infidel, godless, irreligious, idolatrous, heathenish a heathen temple2. uncivilized, savage, primitive, barbaric, brutish, unenlightened, uncultured to disappear into the cold heathen northQuotations
"heathen: a benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

异教徒

heathen

(ˈhiːðən) noun, adjective (of) a person who believes in a less advanced form of religion, especially one with many gods. Missionaries tried to convert the heathens to Christianity. 異教徒 异教徒