Tim Wise

I don't think the job of the antiracist is to convert the far-out heathen racist, or give them their 'come to Jesus' moment, as it's called. They'll either have those or they won't, and usually, when they have them, it's not because of something someone said per se; it's because of some life crisis that makes them rethink.

American Activist

Julian Baggini

Heathens are unredeemed outcasts from heaven who roam the planet without hope of surviving the deaths of their bodies. They may have values, but they are not secured by any divine source. Yet we embrace this because we think it represents the truth.

British Author

Francis Bacon

The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.

English Philosopher

Adoniram Judson

On thee, Jesus, all our hopes depend. In thee all power is vested, even power to make sinful creatures instrumental in enlightening the heathen.

American Clergyman

Greg Graffin

I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be.

American Musician

Harriet Beecher Stowe

I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.

American Author

Jeanette Winterson

I didn't mind being unpopular at school, because everyone else was a heathen.

British Novelist

Saint Patrick

I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some.

Scottish Saint

Greta Scacchi

Italian Actress

David Alan Grier

American Comedian

Used for someone outside major religions, often from a dominant religion's view.

Religious nuance

Can be derogatory or offensive if used to single out different beliefs.

Potential offense

Once common to justify colonization or conversion efforts.

Historical context

Refers to rituals not fitting mainstream religious ceremonies.

Religious practices

Often suggests a judgmental view when describing non-religious actions.

Negative connotation

Implies behavior is uncultured or uncivilized from the speaker's perspective.

Cultural judgment

In casual speech, can mean someone is wild or unruly without deep offense.

Colloquial use

Most suitable for informal contexts when joking with friends.

Informal settings

 they occurred at the same location as her proposed ballet and as he expanded to other areas they found something interesting where there were mid-ocean ridges there were also earthquakes so it seemed as though these two were related at this point even the skeptical heathen

Heathen

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