Definitions for heathens

heathens hea·then

Spelling: [hee-th uh n]
IPA: /ˈhi ðən/

Heathens is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in heathens (aeehhnst).

Definitions for heathens

noun

  1. (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
  2. Informal. an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.

adjective

  1. of or relating to heathens; pagan.
  2. Informal. irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized.

Origin of heathens

before 900; Middle English hethen, Old English hǣthen, akin to German Heide, heidnisch (adj.), Old Norse heithingi (noun), heithinn (adj.), Gothic haithno (noun); perhaps akin to Examples for heathens

For I am the start of the voyage—over the ocean to heathen lands!

They also argued that the Bible authorized slavery, and that the slaves were actually being rescued from heathen Africa.

Steadily drearier grew the ocean, flatter all the heathen lands.

The truth is that you were a lady at the Court of Clovis, and I was a heathen captive.

My opinion then, is, that he wants to be transported, if he is to turn up such a heathen as that!

It is not fitting for Christians to hold a festival in honor of a heathen god.

Some man, however, came by chance that cave within to the heathen hoard.

I asked him what were heathen lands, and he said they were countries where heathen lived.

Water from here to Naples, water from here to heathen lands.

The culprits are not Hasidic Jews running amok around the world or Tea-baggers bent on replanting Christianity among the heathen.

Word Value for heathens
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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