- heathen [pagan]
- hedning {fk}
noun
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heathen [pagan]
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pagan — [pā′gən] n. [ME < LL(Ec) paganus, a heathen, pagan (contrasted with Christian or Jew) < L, a peasant, rustic < pagus, country < IE base * pak , to join, enclose, fasten > FANG, L pax] 1. a person who is not a Christian, Muslim, or… … English World dictionary
heathen — O.E. hæðen not Christian or Jewish, also as a noun, heathen man (especially of the Danes), merged with O.N. heiðinn (adj.) heathen, pagan. Perhaps lit. pertaining to one inhabiting uncultivated land, from HEATH (Cf. heath) + EN (Cf. en) (2). But… … Etymology dictionary
heathen — heathendom, n. heathenhood, n. heathenness, n. heathenship, n. /hee dheuhn/, n., pl. heathens, heathen, adj. n. 1. an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor… … Universalium
heathen — hea•then [[t]ˈhi ðən[/t]] n. pl. thens, then, adj. 1) rel an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible or Koran; pagan 2) an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person 3) rel of or pertaining to heathens; … From formal English to slang
Pagan — Pa gan (p[=a] gan), n. [L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed boundaries: cf. pangere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heathen — [hē′thən] n. pl. heathens or heathen [ME hethen < OE hæthen < hæth, HEATH; like Goth haithnō, gentile (woman) < haithi, heath (hence lit., “heath dweller”) a loan transl. used by ULFILAS for LL(Ec) paganus (see PAGAN), taken in its L… … English World dictionary
Heathen (disambiguation) — Heathen or Heathenry may refer to: *A pagan *A modern adherent of Germanic neopaganism.Other uses: *Heathen (band), a North American thrash metal band. *Heathen (album), by David Bowie.ee also*Pagan (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Pagan Metal — Entstehungsphase: Anfang der 1990er Stilistische Vorläufer Black Metal, Folk Metal, übriger Metal und Folklore des jeweiligen Herkunftslandes. Pionier … Deutsch Wikipedia
pagan — [adj] irreligious agnostic, atheistic, heathen, idolatrous, impious, infidel, polytheistic, profane; concept 542 Ant. believing, religious pagan [n] person who does not believe in an orthodox religion agnostic, atheist, doubter, freethinker,… … New thesaurus
