All 6 Uses of
heathen
in
Things Fall Apart
- Evil men and all the heathen who in their blindness bowed to wood and stone were thrown into a fire that burned like palm-oil.
p. 145.3heathen = people who do not believe in Christianity
- What will the heathen say of us when they hear that we receive osu into our midst?
p. 156.2
- "Unless you shave off the mark of your heathen belief I will not admit you into the church," said Mr. Kiaga.
p. 157.2 *
- The heathen say you will die if you do this or that, and you are afraid.
p. 157.4
- The heathen speak nothing but falsehood.
p. 157.6
- This woman had allowed her heathen husband to mutilate her dead child.
p. 185.1heathen = someone who does not believe in Christianity
Definition:
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
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