heathen | Definition of heathen

heathen

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of heathen

1 a person who does not worship the God of the Bible

a study of the beliefs and practices of ancient heathens

Synonyms of heathen

gentile, idolater (or idolator), pagan

Words Related to heathen

atheist, giaour, infidel, misbeliever, miscreant, nonbeliever, unbeliever

non-Christian, non-Jew, non-Muslim

neo-pagan, polytheist

Near Antonyms of heathen

Christian, Jew, Muslim

2 an uncivilized person

European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens, forced them to conform to European ways

Synonyms of heathen

barbarian, savage

Words Related to heathen

Neanderthal, primitive