[ˈhiːðn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: my brother and I were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens)


Phrases:

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

[ˈhiːðn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to heathens
(e.g: heathen practices)


Phrases:

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