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heathen

UK
/ˈhiː.ðən/
US
/ˈhiː.ðən/

Translations

heathenadjective
more heathen
Comp.
most heathen
Super.
UK
/ˈhiː.ðən/
US
/ˈhiː.ðən/
The villagers held a heathen festival that was unfamiliar to the missionaries.
Les villageois ont organisé une fête païenne inconnue des missionnaires.
Additional translations
barbarePéjoratif.
Synonyms
infidel
uncivilized
savage
barbaric
pagan
heathennoun
heathens
pl
UK
/ˈhiːðən/
US
/ˈhiðən/
The missionary tried to convert the local heathen to Christianity.
Le missionnaire a essayé de convertir le païen local au christianisme.
The missionary spoke to a heathen who lived near the temple.
Le missionnaire a parlé à une païenne qui vivait près du temple.
Additional translations
barbarePéjoratif.
Synonyms
unbeliever
nonbeliever
infidel
paganist
pagan
barbarian
gentile
idolater

Definitions

heathenadjective
Relating to people or customs that are not part of a widely accepted religion, especially Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.
The villagers held a heathen festival that was unfamiliar to the missionaries.
Uncivilized or unenlightened, often used in a derogatory sense to describe someone who is perceived as lacking culture or refinement.
He was considered heathen by his peers due to his unconventional lifestyle.
heathennoun
A person who does not belong to a widely held religion, especially one of the Abrahamic faiths; a pagan or nonbeliever.
The missionary tried to convert the local heathen to Christianity.
An uncultured or uncivilized person, used derogatorily.
They called him a heathen for refusing to follow social conventions.
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