heathen
noun
(in historical contexts) a member of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a pagan.
heathens
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pluralof heathen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The eight-track “Under the Midnight Sun” has triggered two singles, “Give Me Mercy” and “A Cut Inside,” with Astbury singing: “No heathens in heaven/ No sweet surrender/ Outsiders forever/ Ghosts of our lives.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
So I guess you could say this book is the attempt of a historian to understand myself and my people — people understood to be heathens in the history of this country.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2022
The reactions have been as comical as they are predictable: Wall Street grandees bemoaning the sophomoric heathens who’ve turned finance into a video game.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2021
We may have been wild and rebellious, but our mother wasn’t raising complete heathens.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
