Heathen (Adjective)
Meaning
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The missionaries sought to convert the heathen tribes in the remote jungle village to Christianity.
- The ancient Greeks were considered heathen by the early Christian church because they worshipped multiple gods.
- The politician's opponent accused him of being a heathen for refusing to acknowledge a higher power during the televised debate.
- The village elder was identified as a heathen because she continued to perform her family's traditional pagan rituals.
- The devout Christian warned her children about the dangers of associating with their heathen classmates who didn't share their faith.