English-Thai Dictionary

heath

N ต้นไม้ เตี้ย เป็น พุ่ม ที่ ขึ้น ตาม ทุ่ง  ใน ตระกูล  Erica Calluna ton-mai-tia-pen-pum-ti-kuen-tam-tung-nai-tra-kun-erica calluna

 

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

 

heather

N ต้น ไม้พุ่ม เตี้ยช นิดหนึ่ง ขึ้นอยู่ ตาม ภูเขา ใน ทวีปยุโรป และ เอเชีย  มีชื่อ ใน ภาษาละติน ว่า  Calluna Vulgaris ling ton-mai-tia-pen-pum-ti-kuen-tam-tung-nai-tra-kun

 

heathery

A คล้าย ต้น  heather เต็มไปด้วย ต้น  heather

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEATHFUL

a.helth'ful. Being in a sound state, as a living or organized being; having the parts or organs entire, and their functions in a free, active and undisturbed operation; free from disease. We speak of a healthful body, a healthful person, a healthful plant. 1. Serving to promote health; wholesome; salubrious; as a healthful air or climate; a healthful diet.
2. Indicating health or soundness; as a healthful condition.
3. Salutary; promoting spiritual health.
4. Well disposed; favorable.
A healthful ear to hear. [Unusual. ]

 

HEATH

n. 1. A plant of the genus Erica, of many species. It is a shrub which is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. Its leaves are small and continue green all the year. It is called also ling.
2. A place overgrown with heath.
3. A place overgrown with shrubs of any kind.

 

HEATHCOCK

n.A large fowl which frequents heaths, a species of grouse.

 

HEATHPEA

n.A species of bitter vetch, Orobus.

 

HEATHPOUT

n.A bird, the same as the heath-cock.

 

HEATHROSE

n.A plant.

 

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.

 

HEATHER

n.Heath.

 

HEATHY

a.[from heath. ] Full of heath; abounding with heath; as heathy land.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEATH

Heath, n. Etym: [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh field. sq. root2 .]

 

1. (Bot. ) (a ) A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris ), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens.It is also called heather, and ling. (b ) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.

 

2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. Milton Heath cock (Zoöl.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse (below ). -- Heath grass (Bot. ), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus Triodia (T. decumbens ), growing on dry heaths. -- Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zoöl.), a European grouse (Tetrao tetrix ), which inhabits heats; -- called also black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl, moor fowl. The male is called, heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen. -- Heath hen. (Zoöl.) See Heath grouse (above ). -- Heath pea (bot. ), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyris macrorhizus ), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. -- Heath throstle (Zoöl.), a European thrush which frequents heaths;the ring ouzel.

 

HEATHCLAD

HEATHCLAD Heath "clad `, a.

 

Defn: Clad or crowned with heath.

 

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.

 

HEATHER

Heath "er (; 277. This is the only pronunciation in Scotland ), n.Etym: [See Heath. ]

 

Defn: Heath. [Scot. ] Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass, The brighter seem. Longfellow. Heather bell (Bot. ), one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and E. cinerea ).

 

HEATHERY

HEATHERY Heath "er *y, a.

 

Defn: Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath.

 

HEATHY

HEATHY Heath "y, a.

 

Defn: Full of heath; abounding with heath; as, heathy land; heathy hills. Sir W. Scott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

heath

heath |hēTH hiθ | ▶noun 1 an area of open uncultivated land, esp. in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses. • Ecology vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs of the heath family: [ as modifier ] : heath vegetation. 2 a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland. [Erica and related genera, family Ericaceae (the heath family ): many species, including the common European cross-leaved heath (E. tetralix ).] DERIVATIVES heath y adjective ORIGIN Old English hǣth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heide and German Heide .

 

Heath, Sir Edward

Heath, Sir Edward |hēTH hiθ | (1916 –2005 ), British Conservative statesman; prime minister 1970 –74; full name Sir Edward Richard George Heath. He negotiated Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.

 

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 .

 

heather

heath er |ˈheT͟Hər ˈhɛðər | ▶noun a purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed. Also called ling 2. [Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae. This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the blueberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs. ] • informal any similar plant of this family; a heath. DERIVATIVES heath er y adjective ORIGIN Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names ), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th cent. ; the change in the first syllable in the 18th cent. was due to association with heath .

 

heathland

heath land |ˈhēTHˌland ˈhiθˌlænd | ▶noun (also heathlands ) an extensive area of heath: 1,000 acres of heathland.

 

Heath Robinson

Heath Rob ¦in |son |hiːθ ˈrɒbɪns (ə )n | ▶adjective Brit. ingeniously or ridiculously over-complicated in design or construction: a vast Heath Robinson mechanism. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after W. Heath Robinson (see Robinson, Heath ).

 

Heathrow

Heath |row |ˈhiːθrəʊ, hiːθˈrəʊ | an international airport situated 25 km (15 miles ) west of the centre of London.

 

Oxford Dictionary

heath

heath |hiːθ | ▶noun 1 chiefly Brit. an area of open uncultivated land, typically on acid sandy soil, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses. • [ mass noun ] Ecology vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs of the heather family: [ as modifier ] : heath vegetation. 2 a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heaths and moorland. ●Erica and related genera, family Ericaceae: many species. 3 a small light brown and orange European butterfly which typically has eyespots on the wings, the caterpillar feeding on grasses. ●Genus Coenonympha, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common small heath (C. pamphilus ). 4 a yellowish-brown chiefly day-flying European moth of heathland and grassland. ●Several species in the family Geometridae. DERIVATIVES heathy adjective ORIGIN Old English hǣth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heide and German Heide .

 

Heath, Sir Edward

Heath |hiːθ | (1916 –2005 ), British Conservative statesman, Prime Minister 1970 –4; full name Sir Edward Richard George Heath. He negotiated Britain's entry into the European Economic Community and faced problems caused by a marked increase in oil prices. Attempts to restrain wage rises led to widespread strikes and he lost a general election after a second national coal strike.

 

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 .

 

heather

hea ¦ther |ˈhɛðə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed. Also called ling 1. ●Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae (the heather family ). This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the bilberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs. • informal any plant of the Ericaceae family similar to heather; a heath. DERIVATIVES heathery adjective ORIGIN Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names ), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th cent. ; the change in the first syllable in the 18th cent. was due to association with heath .

 

heathland

heath |land |ˈhiːθland | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also heathlands ) an extensive area of heath: 1,000 acres of heathland.

 

Heath Robinson

Heath Rob ¦in |son |hiːθ ˈrɒbɪns (ə )n | ▶adjective Brit. ingeniously or ridiculously over-complicated in design or construction: a vast Heath Robinson mechanism. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after W. Heath Robinson (see Robinson, Heath ).

 

Heathrow

Heath |row |ˈhiːθrəʊ, hiːθˈrəʊ | an international airport situated 25 km (15 miles ) west of the centre of London.

 

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

heath

heath noun moor, heathland, moorland, scrub, scrubs, common land, open country, upland.

 

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

heath

heath /hiːθ /名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠(草や低木で覆われた )荒地, 荒野 .

 

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 .

 

heather

heath er /héðə r /名詞 U 〘植 〙ヘザー 〘イングランドやスコットランドの荒野に自生する紫や白の花を付ける低木 〙.

 

Heathrow (Airport)

Heath row (Airport )/híːθroʊ -|hìːθrə́ʊ -/名詞 ヒースロー国際空港 〘Londonにある英国最大の空港 〙.