- Offensive.
- One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
- Such persons considered as a group; the unconverted.
- Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.
- Informal.
- One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.
- Such persons considered as a group.
[Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen.]
heathen hea'then adj.heathendom hea'then·dom or hea'then·ism or hea'then·ry n.





