Heathenish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a heathen.
"[…] ‘Tobit and his dog baith are altogether heathenish and apocryphal, and none but a prelatist or a papist would draw them into question. I doubt I hae been mista'en in you, friend.’"
Adjective
- 1 not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] ‘Tobit and his dog baith are altogether heathenish and apocryphal, and none but a prelatist or a papist would draw them into question. I doubt I hae been mista'en in you, friend.’"
Etymology
From heathen + -ish. Compare with Old English hǣþenisc.
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