Heathen vs. Heather — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Heathen and Heather
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Heathen
A person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do
A chance of salvation for the heathen
My brother and I were raised, as my grandma puts it, as heathens
Heather
A low-growing Eurasian shrub (Calluna vulgaris) in the heath family, growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Also called ling2.
Heathen
Relating to heathens
Heathen practices
Heather
See heath.
Heathen
An adherent of a religion that does not worship the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
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Heather
A grayish purple to purplish red.
Heathen
Such persons considered as a group.
Heather
An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
Heathen
Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.
Heather
A plant in the family Ericaceae.
Heathen
One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.
Heather
Various species of the genus Erica.
Heathen
Such persons considered as a group.
Heather
Various species of the genus Cassiope.
Heathen
Not adhering to the Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
Heather
A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
Heathen
(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
Heather
(textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
Heathen
Alternative case form of Heathen.
Heather
Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
Heathen
A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan.
Heather
Heath.
Gorse and grassAnd heather, where his footsteps pass,The brighter seem.
Heathen
(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
Heather
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Heathen
Alternative case form of Heathen.
Heather
Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color
Heathen
An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.
Heathen
An irreligious person.
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance.
Heathen
Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author.
Heathen
Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.
Heathen
Irreligious; scoffing.
Heathen
A person who does not acknowledge your God
Heathen
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
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