HEATHEN


Meaning of HEATHEN in English

(~s)

1.

Heathen means having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. (OLD-FASHIONED)

ADJ: usu ADJ n

The ~ are ~ people.

They first set out to convert the ~.

N-PLURAL: the N

2.

People sometimes refer to other people who have no religion as ~s, especially if they do not like the way they behave as a result of this. (OLD-FASHIONED)

N-COUNT disapproval

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