heathenadjective
uk/ˈhiː.ðən/us/ˈhiː.ðən/old-fashioned disapproving offensive(of people or their way of life, activities, and ideas) having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
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Religious people: believers & non-believers
- agnostic
- apophatic
- apostasy
- apostate
- atheist
- believer
- faithless
- freethinker
- God-fearing
- godless
- hard core
- humanism
- non-believer
- parishioner
- pilgrim
- revisionism
- secularism
- skeptic
- the laity
- theist
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heathennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhiː.ðən/us/ˈhiː.ðən/old use disapproving offensive a person who has no religion, or who belongs to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam
the heathen [ plural ] old-fashioned
heathen people:
Those who attempted to convert the heathen were put to death.
humorous someone who behaves as if they are not educated:
He's such a heathen - he's never even heard of Puccini.
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Religious people: believers & non-believers
- agnostic
- apophatic
- apostasy
- apostate
- atheist
- believer
- faithless
- freethinker
- God-fearing
- godless
- hard core
- humanism
- non-believer
- parishioner
- pilgrim
- revisionism
- secularism
- skeptic
- the laity
- theist
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