All 3 Uses of
heathen
in
The Color Purple
- And so she cultivated a pious interest in heathens.
*heathens = people who do not believe in Christianity
- Well now, she continued, several evenings later, you don't think I paid much attention to the heathen?
- Within a year everything as far as me and the heathen were concerned ran like clockwork.
Definition:
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(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