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Word: Heathen
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hǣthen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heiden and German Heide; generally regarded as a specifically Christian use of a Germanic adjective meaning ‘inhabiting open country’, from the base of heath
ˈhiːðn
a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do
Short Definition:person who does not belong to widely held religion
Examples:- my brother and I were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens
- he said non-believers were wicked heathens
- a chance of salvation for the heathen
Word: Heathen
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈhiːðn
relating to heathens
Short Definition:relating to heathens
Examples:- heathen practices
- heathen gods
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