All 3 Uses of
heathen
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Clare's mind flew to the impassioned, summer-steeped heathens in the Var Vale, their rosy faces court-patched with cow-droppings; and to one the most impassioned of them all.†
Chpt 4 *heathens = people who are not civilized or not moral -- typically said humorously OR an offensive term for people who do not believe in a preferred religion
- The heathen temple, you mean?†
Chpt 7heathen = someone who is not civilized or not moral OR an offensive term for a person who does not believe in a preferred religion
- And you used to say at Talbothays that I was a heathen.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(heathen) someone who is not civilized or not moral -- typically said humorously
or:
an offensive term for a person who does not believe in a preferred religion -- especially someone who grew up in a culture that is not familiar with the religion -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, heathen can refer to a person who lacks culture or good taste.