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heathenish

[ hee-thuh-nish ]
/ ˈhi ðə nɪʃ /
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adjective

of or relating to heathens: heathenish practices of idolatry.
like or befitting heathens; barbarous.

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Origin of heathenish

before 900; Old English hǣthenisc.See heathen, -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM heathenish

hea·then·ish·ly, adverbhea·then·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby heathenish

heath, heathberry, heath cock, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery, heath family
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Words related to heathenish

fanatical, heathen, heretical, impious

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British Dictionary definitions for heathenish

heathenish
/ (ˈhiːðənɪʃ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a heathen or heathen culture

Derived forms of heathenish

heathenishly, adverbheathenishness, noun
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