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Heathen
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heathen
English
Etymology
From en heathen.
Pronunciation
en iːðən
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Heathen.wav Southern England
Adjective
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Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.
Translations
pertaining or adhering to the faith of Heathenry
Danish: da hedensk
Dutch: nl heidens
Finnish: fi pakanallinen
German: de heidnisch
Icelandic: is heiðinn m
Polish: pl związany z rodzimowierstwem germańskim
Portuguese: pt pagão
Spanish: es pagano
Swedish: sv hednisk, sv heden
Noun
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
en 2013 Jennifer Snook Reconsidering Heathenry: The Construction of an Ethnic Folkway as Religio-ethnic Identity Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 16 3 61 these examples, and others I have come across, illustrate most strikingly how Heathens follow a reactionary politics carefully constructed by politicians and pundits to help whites feel like victims, thereby making them useful political tools.
Translations
adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry
Afrikaans: af heiden, af heidene p
Armenian: hy հեթանոս
Danish: da hedning c
Dutch: nl heiden m f
Finnish: fi pakana
German: de Heide m, de Heidin f
Greek: el ειδωλολάτρης m, el ειδωλολάτρισσα f
Icelandic: is heiðingi m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb hedning m
Nynorsk: nn heidning m
Polish: pl rodzimowierca germański m
Russian: ru язы́чник, ru язы́чница f, ru родновер
Spanish: es pagano m
Swedish: sv hedning c
Yiddish: yi הייד m heyd
en adjectives ending in -en
en Germanic paganism