heathen

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[edit] Etymology

Germanic: from Old English hæþen, akin to heath on the moor, the poor, 'wild' countryside; cognate with Dutch heiden, German Heide.

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[edit] Adjective

heathen (not comparable)

  1. not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
  2. (by extension) uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
  3. pertaining to currents of Germanic neo-paganism known as Heathenry.

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[edit] Noun

heathen (plural heathen or heathens)

  1. A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.
  2. (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
  3. Self-designation of some adherents of neo-paganism.

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