Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - heathen
Heathen
heathen
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
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; akin to Old High German heidan ~, and probably to Old English hǣth heath Date: before 12th century of or relating to ~s, their religions, or their customs, strange, uncivilized, II. noun (plural ~s or ~) Date: before 12th century an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible, an uncivilized or irreligious person, ~dom noun ~ism noun ~ize transitive verb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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