irreligious heathen

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• heathen — [hē′thən] n. pl. heathens or heathen [ME hethen < OE hæthen < hæth, HEATH; like Goth haithnō, gentile (woman) < haithi, heath (hence lit., “heath dweller”) a loan transl. used by ULFILAS for LL(Ec) paganus (see PAGAN), taken in its L… …   English World dictionary

• Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n), a. 1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. The heathen philosopher. All in gold, like heathen gods. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish. [1913 Webster] 3. Irreligious; scoffing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• irreligious — [adj] ungodly agnostic, atheistic, blasphemous, faithless, free thinking, godless, heathen, iconoclastic, impious, irreverent, pagan, sacrilegious, sinful, unbelieving, undevout, unholy; concept 545 …   New thesaurus

• heathen — [adj] not believing in Christian god agnostic, atheistic, barbarian, godless, idolatrous, infidel, irreligious, nonbeliever, pagan, profane, skeptic; concept 545 Ant. godly, religious …   New thesaurus

• heathen — hea•then [[t]ˈhi ðən[/t]] n. pl. thens, then, adj. 1) rel 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 3) rel of or pertaining to heathens; …   From formal English to slang

• heathen — heathendom, n. heathenhood, n. heathenness, n. heathenship, n. /hee dheuhn/, n., pl. heathens, heathen, adj. n. 1. an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor… …   Universalium

• heathen — /ˈhiðən / (say heedhuhn) noun (plural heathens or heathen) 1. an unconverted individual of a people who does not acknowledge the god of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an irreligious or unenlightened person. –adjective 3. pagan;… …  

• heathen — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; akin to Old High German heidan heathen, and probably to Old English hǣth heath Date: before 12th century 1. of or relating to heathens, their religions, or their customs 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• heathen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pagan, infidel, unbeliever. adj. irreligious, idolatrous, pagan, unconverted; atheistic. See irreligion, idolatry.Ant., believer. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. idolatrous, pagan, unChristian, non Jewish …   English dictionary for students