heathenish

[ hee-th uh-nish ]

/ ˈhi ðə nɪʃ /

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adjective

of or relating to heathens: heathenish practices of idolatry.

like or befitting heathens; barbarous.

Words nearby heathenish

heath robinson, heath wren, heathberry, heathen, heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery, heathfowl

Origin of heathenish

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

OTHER WORDS FROM heathenish

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

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Examples from the Web for heathenish

Wherein then differ the christian religion and the heathenish?
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
Now the time had come when the light of saving truth was to shine over Germany and dispel the night of heathenish darkness.
Life of Luther|Gustav Just
They, and their children, are the prey of heathenish modern doctrines, which alas!
Temporal Power|Marie Corelli
Thus their religion is a singular combination of Christian principles and heathenish forms.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

Their real religion was revealed by their heathenish superstitions.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah|William Henry Bennett

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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heathenish

adjective

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Origin of heathenish

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British Dictionary definitions for heathenish

adjective

Derived forms of heathenish