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Adjective: heathen  hee-dhun
  1. Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
    "His goal was to eliminate heathen practices among the Indians";
    - heathenish, pagan, ethnic
Noun: heathen  hee-dhun
  1. A person who does not acknowledge your god
    - pagan, gentile, infidel

Derived forms: heathens

See also: irreligious

Type of: nonreligious person

Encyclopedia: Heathen