HEATHEN
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Hea"then (h&ē;"&thlig_;'n; 277), n.; pl. Heathens (-&thlig_;'nz) or collectively Heathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h&aē_;ðen, prop. an adj. fr. h&aē_;ð heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus village); akin to OS. h&ē;ðin, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G. heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. heiðinn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth. haiþn&ō;, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.] 1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.
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2. An irreligious person.
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If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.
V. Knox.
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The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all people except the Jews; now used of all people except Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.
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Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance.
Ps. ii. 8.
Syn. -- Pagan; gentile. See Pagan.
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Hea"then (h&ē;"&thlig_;'n), a. 1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. “The heathen philosopher.” “All in gold, like heathen gods.” Shak.
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2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.
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3. Irreligious; scoffing.
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