heathen

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːðən

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.

Translations

not adhering to an Abrahamic religion

Afrikaans: heidens (af), ongelowig (af) Armenian: հեթանոսական (hy) (het’anosakan) Dutch: heidens, ongelovig Finnish: pakanallinen (fi) French: païen (fr) German: heidnisch (de) Italian: pagano (it) m.

Mandarin: 異教的 (cmn) (yi jiao de) Portuguese: pagão (pt) Romanian: păgân (ro) Russian: языческий (ru) Spanish: pagano (es) Swedish: hednisk (sv) Turkish: putperest (tr), pagan (tr)

savage

Afrikaans: barbaars (af) Dutch: barbaars, heidens, onbeschaafd

Finnish: pakanallinen (fi) Russian: дикий (ru)

pertaining to Germanic or latin Asatru more commonly known as heathenry

Danish: hedensk (da) Dutch: heidens Finnish: pakanallinen (fi)

German: heidnisch (de) Portuguese: pagão (pt) Spanish: pagano (es)

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Icelandic: heiðinn

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.

Derived terms

• heathendom
• heathenish
• heathenism
• heathenize
• heathenness

Translations

person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion

Afrikaans: heiden (af), heidene (af) pl., ongelowige (af), ongelowiges (af) pl. Armenian: հեթանոս (hy) (het’anos) Dutch: heiden (nl) m. and f., ongelovige (nl) Finnish: pakana (fi) German: Heide (de) m. Greek: ειδωλολάτρης (el) (eidololátris) m. Mandarin: 異教徒 (cmn) (yi jiao tu) Norwegian: Bokmål: hedning (nb) m. Nynorsk: heidning (nn) m.

Polish: poganin (pl) m. Portuguese: pagão (pt) m. Romanian: păgân (ro) Russian: язычник (ru) Spanish: pagano (es) m. Swedish: hedning (sv) c.

uncultured or uncivilized person

Afrikaans: barbaar (af), barbare (af) pl. Dutch: barbaar m., filistijn f. Finnish: pakana (fi)

Greek: ακαλλιέργητος (el) (akalliérgitos) Portuguese: bárbaro (pt) m. Russian: дикарь (ru)

self-designation of some adherents of neo-paganism

Afrikaans: heiden (af), heidene (af) pl. Armenian: հեթանոս (hy) (het’anos) Danish: hedning (da) c. Dutch: heiden (nl) m. and f. Finnish: pakana (fi)

German: Heide (de) m. Greek: ειδωλολάτρης (el) (eidololátris) m. Russian: язычник, родновер Spanish: pagano (es) m.

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French: infidèle, païen m. Greek: αγαρηνός, agari̱nós Icelandic: heiðingi m. Italian: pagano m.

Slovak: pohan m. Swedish: hedning c.