Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - heathen
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Heathen
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(heathens) 1. Heathen means having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. (OLD-FASHIONED) ADJ: usu ADJ n • The heathen are heathen people. They first set out to convert the heathen. N-PLURAL: the N 2. People sometimes refer to other people who have no religion as heathens, especially if they do not like the way they behave as a result of this. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English h?then; akin to Old High German heidan ~, and probably to Old English h?th heath Date: before 12th century 1. of or relating to ~s, their religions, or their customs 2. strange, uncivilized II. noun (plural ~s or ~) Date: before 12th century 1. an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible 2. an uncivilized or irreligious person • ~dom noun • ~ism noun • ~ize transitive verb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a person who does not belong to a widely-held religion (esp. who is not Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those that do. 2 an unenlightened person; a person regarded as lacking culture or moral principles. 3 (the heathen) heathen people collectively. 4 Bibl. a Gentile. --adj. 1 of or relating to heathens. 2 having no religion. Derivatives heathendom n. heathenism n. Etymology: OE h{aelig}then f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. язычник; язычница the heathen —- собир. язычники 2. библ. нееврей 3. варвар, дикарь, невежественный человек, неуч 4. языческий heathen customs —- языческие обычаи 5. не верящий в бога 6. варварский, дикий, невежественный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) язычник 2) coll. варвар, неуч Syn: barbarian, gentile, infidel, pagan 2. adj. языческий ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. hжрen "not Christian or Jewish," merged with O.N. heidhinn. Historically assumed to be from Goth. haiрno "gentile, heathen woman," used by Ulfilas in the first translation of the Bible into a Gmc. language (cf. Mark 7:26, for "Greek"); if so it could be a derivative of Goth. haiрi "dwelling on the heath," but this sense is not recorded. It may have been chosen on model of L. paganus (see pagan), or for resemblance to Gk. ethne (see gentile), or may in fact be a borrowing of that word, perhaps via Armenian hethanos. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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