English-Thai Dictionary

heathen

N คน นอกศาสนา  คนที่ ไม่เชื่อ ใน พระเจ้า ของ ศาสนาคริสต์  อิสลาม  ยิว  gentile pagan kon-nok-sad-sa-na

 

heathendom

N ดินแดน ของ คนที่ ไม่ นับ ถือศาสนา  ประเพ ณี หรือ โลก ของ คน นอกศาสนา 

 

heathenish

A เกี่ยวกับ คน นอกศาสนา หรือไม่ นับ ถือศาสนา 

 

heathenism

N การ ไม่ นับ ถือศาสนา  การ เป็น คน นอกศาสนา  ความป่าเถื่อน 

 

heathenize

VT ทำให้ เป็น คน ไม่ นับ ถือศาสนา  heathenise

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEATHEN

n.[Gr. from heath, that is, one who lives in the country or woods, as pagan from pagus, a village. ] 1. A pagan; a Gentile; one who worships idols, or is unacquainted with the true God. In the Scriptures, the word seems to comprehend all nations except the Jews or Israelites, as they were all strangers to the true religion, and all addicted to idolatry. The word may now be applied perhaps to all nations, except to Christians and Mohammedans.
Heathen, without the plural termination, is used plurally or collectively, for Gentiles or heathen nations.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance. Psalm 2:8.
Heathen, however, has a plural, expressing two or more individuals.
If men have reason to be heathens in Japan--
The precepts and examples of the ancient heathens.
2. A rude, illiterate, barbarous person.

 

HEATHEN

a.Gentile, pagan; as a heathen author.

 

HEATHENISH

a.Belonging to Gentiles or pagans; as heathenish rites. 1. Rude; illiterate; wild; uncivilized.
2. Barbarous; savage; cruel; rapacious.

 

HEATHENISHLY

adv. After the manner of heathens.

 

HEATHENISM

n.Gentilism; paganism; ignorance of the true God; idolatry; the rites or system of religion of a pagan nation. 1. Rudeness; barbarism; ignorance.

 

HEATHENIZE

v.t.To render heathen or heathenish.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEATHEN

Hea "then, n.; pl. Heathens or collectively Heathen. Etym: [OE. hethen, AS. h, prop. an adj. fr. h heath, and orig. , therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus village ); akin to OS. h, adj. , D. heiden a heathen, G. heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei, adj. , Sw. heden, Goth. haipn, n.fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden. ]

 

1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.

 

2. An irreligious person. If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens. V. Knox. The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all people except the Jews; now used of all people except Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance. Ps. ii. 8.

 

Syn. -- Pagan; gentile. See Pagan.

 

HEATHEN

HEATHEN Hea "then, a.

 

1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. "The heathen philosopher. " "All in gold, like heathen gods." Shak.

 

2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.

 

3. Irreligious; scoffing.

 

HEATHENDOM

Hea "then *dom, n. Etym: [AS. hæedhendom.]

 

1. That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the heathen nations, considered collectively.

 

2. Heathenism. C. Kingsley.

 

HEATHENESSE

Hea "then *esse, n. Etym: [AS. hæedhennes, i. e., heathenness. ]

 

Defn: Heathendom. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Sir W. Scott.

 

HEATHENISH

Hea "then *ish, a. Etym: [AS. hæedhenisc.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish crimes." Milton.

 

2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. South.

 

3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.

 

HEATHENISHLY

HEATHENISHLY Hea "then *ish "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a heathenish manner.

 

HEATHENISHNESS

HEATHENISHNESS Hea "then *ish *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being heathenish. "The. .. heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks." Prynne.

 

HEATHENISM

HEATHENISM Hea "then *ism, n.

 

1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism.

 

2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.

 

HEATHENIZE

Hea "then *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heathenized; p. pr. & vb. n.Heathenizing.]

 

Defn: To render heathen or heathenish. Firmin.

 

HEATHENNESS

Hea "then *ness, n. Etym: [Cf. Heathenesse. ]

 

Defn: State of being heathen or like the heathen.

 

HEATHENRY

HEATHENRY Hea "then *ry, n.

 

1. The state, quality, or character of the heathen. Your heathenry and your laziness. C. Kingsley.

 

2. Heathendom; heathen nations.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

heathen

heath en |ˈhēT͟Hən ˈhiðən | ▶noun chiefly derogatory a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (esp. one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim ) as regarded by those who do. • a follower of a polytheistic religion; a pagan. • (the heathen ) heathen people collectively, esp. (in biblical use ) those who did not worship the God of Israel. • informal an unenlightened person; a person regarded as lacking culture or moral principles. ▶adjective of or relating to heathens: heathen gods. DERIVATIVES heath en dom |-dəm |noun, heath en ish adjective, heath en ism |-ˌnizəm |noun ORIGIN Old English hǣthen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heiden and German Heide; generally regarded as a specifically Christian use of a Germanic adjective meaning ‘inhabiting open country, ’ from the base of heath .

 

Oxford Dictionary

heathen

heathen |ˈhiːð (ə )n | ▶noun chiefly derogatory a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim ) as regarded by those who do. • a follower of a polytheistic religion; a pagan. • informal a person regarded as lacking culture or moral principles. ▶adjective relating to heathens: heathen practices. DERIVATIVES heathendom noun, heathenish adjective, heathenism noun ORIGIN Old English hǣthen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heiden and German Heide; generally regarded as a specifically Christian use of a Germanic adjective meaning ‘inhabiting open country ’, from the base of heath .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

heathen

heathen noun 1 the evangelist preached to the heathens: pagan, infidel, idolater, heretic, unbeliever, disbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, skeptic; archaic paynim. ANTONYMS believer. 2 heathens who spoil good whiskey with ice: philistine, boor, oaf, ignoramus, lout, yahoo, vulgarian, plebeian; informal pleb, peasant. ▶adjective a heathen practice: pagan, infidel, idolatrous, heathenish; unbelieving, nonbelieving, atheistic, agnostic, heretical, faithless, godless, irreligious, ungodly, unholy; barbarian, barbarous, uncivilized, uncultured, primitive, ignorant, philistine.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

heathen

heathen noun 1 he said non-believers were wicked heathens: pagan, infidel, idolater, idolatress; unbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, atheist, agnostic, sceptic, heretic; rare paynim, nullifidian. ANTONYMS Christian; believer. 2 heathens who spoil the flavour of good whisky with ice: philistine, boor, oaf, ignoramus, lout, yahoo, vulgarian, plebeian; barbarian, savage, beast, brute; informal, derogatory pleb, peasant; Brit. informal oik; Austral. /NZ informal hoon. ANTONYMS civilized person. ▶adjective it is a heathen practice to worship idols: pagan, infidel, idolatrous, heathenish; unbelieving, non-believing, atheistic, agnostic, heretical, faithless, godless, irreligious, ungodly, unholy; barbarian, barbarous, savage, uncivilized, uncultured, unenlightened, primitive, ignorant, philistine, brutish, barbaric; rare nullifidian. ANTONYMS Christian; civilized.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

heathen

hea then /híːð (ə )n /形容詞 比較なし ｟やや古 しばしば非難して ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗異教の, 宗教を持たない .名詞 ｟しばしば非難して ｠1 ｟やや古 ｠〖the ～; 複数扱い 〗異教徒たち .2 C ｟やや古 ｠異教徒 .3 ｟古 しばしばおどけて ｠〖単数形で 〗(ある物事を )信じようとしない人 .4 ｟くだけて ｠世間 [礼儀 ]知らずの人 .