All 9 Uses
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- Tribes of Reds who weren't even heretics, let alone Christians—they were heathen, and half the military operation in Detroit consisted of buying those hideous bloody trophies— "Why, my dear Frederic, you really are taking a chill," said La Fayette.†
Chpt 3heathen = someone who is not civilized or not moral OR an offensive term for a person who does not believe in a preferred religion
- You mean that fat hideous red-skinned heathen woman?†
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- She can't help her red skin, and she isn't heathen.†
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- He strode into the room with all kinds of energy, ready to tackle this heathen all over again.†
Chpt 4
- This heathen is accepting the Lord Jesus Christ.†
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- The Lord God loves all his children, even the heathens.†
Chpt 8heathens = 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
- But we all know that if it ever comes to fighting between Christian and heathen, Armor-of-God will stand on the side of righteousness.†
Chpt 8heathen = someone who is not civilized or not moral OR an offensive term for a person who does not believe in a preferred religion
- Who would have imagined that the Lord would do his work through the hands of heathens?†
Chpt 8heathens = 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
- War was afoot, the fort was stirring, the heathen Reds were gathering from the far corners of the wilderness, and soon, under de Maurepas's command, the French would destroy the ragtag American army Old Chestnut had brought north of the Maw-Mee.†
Chpt 18heathen = someone who is not civilized or not moral OR an offensive term for a person who does not believe in a preferred religion
Definitions:
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(heathen) an often offensive (sometimes humorous) word for someone seen as uncivilized or immoral, especially because she does not share the speaker’s religion or comes from a culture unfamiliar with itThis word is usually judgmental or insulting, so today it is used mostly in joking contexts or when describing older attitudes.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, heathen can refer to a person who lacks culture or good taste.