Definition of "heathen" in English

adjective

1. Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.

2. (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.

3. Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).

noun

1. A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)

   • V. Knox If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.

2. (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

3. Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).