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HEATHEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A person who does not acknowledge your god

Synonyms:

gentile; heathen; infidel; pagan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("heathen" is a kind of...):

nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heathen"):

paynim (a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim))

idol worshiper; idolater; idoliser; idolizer (a person who worships idols)

Derivation:

heathen (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Synonyms:

ethnic; heathen; heathenish; pagan

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

irreligious (hostile or indifferent to religion)

Derivation:

heathen (a person who does not acknowledge your god)

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