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101heathen — /ˈhiðən / (say heedhuhn) noun (plural heathens or heathen) 1. an unconverted individual of a people who does not acknowledge the god of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an irreligious or unenlightened person. –adjective 3. pagan;… …
102pagan — /ˈpeɪgən / (say payguhn) noun 1. a follower of an ancient polytheistic or pantheistic religion or set of beliefs. 2. a. one of a people or community professing some other than the Christian religion (applied to the ancient Romans, Greeks, etc.,… …
103unreligious — /ʌnrəˈlɪdʒəs/ (say unruh lijuhs) adjective 1. irreligious. 2. having no connection with or relation to religion; neither religious nor irreligious …
104heathen — [hē′thən] n. pl. heathens or heathen [ME hethen < OE hæthen < hæth, HEATH; like Goth haithnō, gentile (woman) < haithi, heath (hence lit., “heath dweller”) a loan transl. used by ULFILAS for LL(Ec) paganus (see PAGAN), taken in its L… …
105nonreligious — | ̷ ̷+ adjective 1. : not religious : not having a religious character : secular the nonreligious nature of the art National Geographic the state is not irreligious; it is simply nonreligious W.L.Sperry 2. : having no religion …
106an|ti|re|li|gious — «AN tee rih LIHJ uhs», adjective. 1. = anticlerical. (Cf. ↑anticlerical) 2. = irreligious: (Cf. ↑irreligious) »He played upon the antireligious sentiment of the younger generation by hammering away disdainfully at…personal devotion to the Muslim… …
107KOOK (Kuk), ABRAHAM ISAAC — (1865–1935), rabbinical authority and thinker; first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of modern Ereẓ Israel. Born in Greiva (now Griva), Latvia, Kook received the type of Jewish education that was customary in 19th century Eastern Europe. At a very early… …
108Dereligionize — De re*li gion*ize, v. t. To make irreligious; to turn from religion. [R.] [1913 Webster] He would dereligionize men beyond all others. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …
109Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… …
110Heathen — Hea then (h[=e] [th] n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens} ( [th] nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS. h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf.… …
