Dictionary entry

Heathen (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Hea″then (hē″t͡h'n), a. 1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. “The heathen philosopher.” “All in gold, like heathen gods.” Shak.

2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.

3. Irreligious; scoffing.