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or heathen
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as in pagans
a person who does not worship the God of the Bible
a study of the beliefs and practices of ancient heathens
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as in barbarians
an uncivilized person
European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens, forced them to conform to European ways
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“Heathens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathens. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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