Definition & Meaning of "heathen"in English

Heathen

a person who does not acknowledge your god

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

animate

Plural form

heathens

a person regarded as uncivilized or barbaric

barbarian

savage

Examples

The conquerors labeled the indigenous people as heathens.

heathen

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Lexical Tree

heathenism

heathen

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