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heathenous

heathenous adjective: characteristic of a heathen.

Adjective

heathenous (comparative more heathenous, superlative most heathenous)

  1. Characteristic of a heathen.

Synonyms of heathenous

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Forms of heathenous

comparativemore heathenous
superlativemost heathenous

Origin of heathenous

Alteration of earlier heathenish, analysable as heathen + -ous.

Questions about heathenous

What does heathenous mean?
Heathenous means characteristic of a heathen.
What part of speech is heathenous?
Heathenous is an adjective.

Words near heathenous in the dictionary

  1. heathenized
  2. heathenizes
  3. heathenizing
  4. heathenly
  5. heathenness
  6. heathenous
  7. heathenries
  8. heathenry
  9. heathens
  10. heathenship
  11. heathenships

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