Usually means: Non-adherent to mainstream religion.
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General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. heathen: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. heathen, the heathen: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. heathen: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. heathen, the heathen: Collins English Dictionary
  5. heathen: Vocabulary.com
  6. Heathen, heathen, the heathen: Wordnik
  7. heathen, the heathen: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Heathen, heathen: Wiktionary
  9. heathen: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. heathen: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. heathen: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Heathen, The heathen, heathen: Dictionary.com
  13. heathen: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. heathen: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Heathen (David Bowie album), Heathen (The Rays), Heathen (Thou album), Heathen (album), Heathen (band), Heathen, The Heathen: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Heathen: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. heathen: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. heathen: Rhymezone
  19. Heathen: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. heathen: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. Heathen: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  22. heathen, the heathen: Free Dictionary
  23. heathen: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. heathen: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  25. The heathen, heathen: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. heathen: Encyclopedia

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  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Religion (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Heathen: Easton Bible
  2. Religious Tolerance (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)
  4. Heathen: Smith's Bible Dictionary

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  1. Heathen: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See heathendom as well.)

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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
adjective:  (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.
noun:  A pagan; someone who is neither Christian nor Jewish (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
noun:  (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
adjective:  Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.
noun:  An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
adjective:  Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry). [Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.]
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry). [An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.]

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