transcription, транскрипция: [ hi:ðən ]
( heathens)
1.
Heathen means having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. ( OLD-FASHIONED )
ADJ : usu ADJ n
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The heathen are heathen people.
They first set out to convert the heathen.
N-PLURAL : the N
2.
People sometimes refer to other people who have no religion as heathens , especially if they do not like the way they behave as a result of this. ( OLD-FASHIONED )
N-COUNT [ disapproval ]