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Heathen vs. Heather — What's the Difference?

Heathen vs. Heather — What's the Difference?

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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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