how to pronounce heathen

/ˈhiːðən/

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heathen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of heathen in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… so the last heathen finally went extinct …”

meanings of heathen

adjective:

Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).
Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

noun:

A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan.
Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).
An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.

heathen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word heathen occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics heathen can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that heathen can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;