Heathen

//ˈhiːðən//

Synonyms for "heathen" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(1 words)
infidel

Strong matches (30)

Adjective(2 words)
ethnicheathenish
Noun(2 words)
gentileheathenist

Related words (50)

Adjective(1 words)
pagan
Noun(1 words)
pagan

Related word relations

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derived

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distinct from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

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similar

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Translations

211 translations across 52 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • barbaars adj (savage)
  • heidens adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • ongelowig adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • barbaar noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)

Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕆𐔴𐔸𐔰𐕎𐕒𐕚 adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Arabic

4 entries
  • وَثَنِيّ adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • مُشْرِك noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • وَثَنِيَّة noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • وَثَنِيّ noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Armenian

3 entries
  • հեթանոսական adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • հեթանոս noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • հեթանոս noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • pãngãn adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • язы́чніцкі adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • язы́чнік noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • язы́чніца noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ва́рварски adj (savage)
  • дива́шки adj (savage)
  • ези́чески adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • ези́чник noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 異教的 /异教的 adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • 異教徒 /异教徒 noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Czech

3 entries
  • pohanský adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pohan noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • pohanka noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Danish

4 entries
  • barbarisk adj (savage)
  • hedensk adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • hedensk adj (savage)
  • hedensk adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)

Dari

1 entries
  • بُتپَرَسْت noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Dutch

4 entries
  • barbaars adj (savage)
  • heidens adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • heidens adj (savage)
  • heidens adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pakanallinen adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pakanallinen adj (savage)
  • pakanallinen adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • pakana noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

French

4 entries
  • barbare adj (savage)
  • païen adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • barbare noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)
  • païen noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Georgian

2 entries
  • წარმართული adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • წარმართი noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

German

4 entries
  • barbarisch adj (savage)
  • heidnisch adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • heidnisch adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • unzivilisiert adj (savage)

Greek

4 entries
  • αλλόθρησκος adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • ακαλλιέργητος noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)
  • ειδωλολάτρης noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • ειδωλολάτρης noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Hindi

1 entries
  • बुतपरस्त noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • barbár adj (savage)
  • pogány adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • barbár noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)
  • pogány noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • heiðinn adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • heiðinn adj (savage)
  • heiðinn adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • heiðingi noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • pakana adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pakana noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • بُتپَرَسْت noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Irish

4 entries
  • págánach adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • págánta adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • págán noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • págánach noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Italian

4 entries
  • pagano adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pagano adj (savage)
  • pagana noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • pagano noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 異教徒 noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Korean

1 entries
  • 이교도 noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Latin

1 entries
  • gentilis adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Low German

1 entries
  • heidensch adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • варварски adj (savage)
  • дивјачки adj (savage)
  • пагански adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • варвар noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)

Manx

1 entries
  • anchreestee noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Middle English

2 entries
  • hethen adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • paynym adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • hedensk adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • hedning noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • hedning noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • heidning noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • heidning noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Old East Slavic

2 entries
  • ꙗзꙑческъ adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • ꙗзꙑчьникъ noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Old English

2 entries
  • hǣþen adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • hǣþen noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • زندیق adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • زندیق noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Pashto

1 entries
  • بت پرست noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Heid noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Polish

4 entries
  • barbarzyński adj (savage)
  • bałwański adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pogański adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • związany z rodzimowierstwem germańskim adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • pagão adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pagão adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • bárbaro noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)
  • pagã noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Romanian

3 entries
  • păgân adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • păgân noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • păgână noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Russian

4 entries
  • ди́кий adj (savage)
  • язы́ческий adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • дика́рь noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)
  • родновер noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • bàrbarskī adj (savage)
  • dìvljāčkī adj (savage)
  • pàgānski adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pòganski adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Slovak

3 entries
  • pohanský adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pohan noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • pohanka noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Slovene

2 entries
  • pogan noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • poganka noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bárbaro adj (savage)
  • pagano adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pagano adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • pagana noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Swedish

4 entries
  • heden adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • hednisk adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • hednisk adj (pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry)
  • barbar noun (uncultured or uncivilized person)

Turkish

3 entries
  • müşrik adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • pagan adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • putperest adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • язи́чницький adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • язи́чник noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)
  • язи́чниця noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Urdu

1 entries
  • بُت پَرَسْت noun (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ngoại đạo adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • היידניש adj (not adhering to an Abrahamic religion)
  • הייד noun (adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry)

Sample sentences

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Tom self-identifies as a heathen.

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Is that a heathen sacrament?

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What? Don't you want to bet? Are you a heathen?

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How so? Do you not want to bet? Are you a heathen?

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