Heathenish (Adjective)
Meaning
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The heathenish rituals performed by the ancient tribe were seen as barbaric by the early Christian missionaries.
- Her family was shocked by her heathenish views on spirituality, which seemed to dismiss the idea of a single, all-powerful deity.
- The ancient Greeks were considered heathenish by the early Christians, who saw their pantheon of gods as a form of idolatry.
- The missionary's goal was to convert the heathenish tribe to Christianity, and bring them into the fold of the one true faith.
- The philosopher's heathenish ideas about the nature of the universe were seen as a threat to the established order of the church.