Synonyms of heathens

heathens

noun

variants or heathen

plural of heathen

1

as in pagans

a person who does not worship the God of the Bible

a study of the beliefs and practices of ancient heathens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pagans
• idolators
• gentiles
• idolaters
• infidels
• atheists
• unbelievers
• nonbelievers
• non-Christians
• misbelievers
• non-Jews
• non-Muslims
• miscreants
• giaours
• polytheists
• neo-pagans

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• Christians
• Jews
• Muslims

2

as in barbarians

an uncivilized person

European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens, forced them to conform to European ways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barbarians
• primitives
• savages
• Neanderthals
• noble savages