heathenish
/hee-thuh-nish/US // ˈhi ðə nɪʃ //UK // (ˈhiːðənɪʃ) //
异教徒,异教,异教徒的,异教的
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to heathens: heathenish practices of idolatry.
- : like or befitting heathens; barbarous.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as iniconoclastic
Examples
"This heathenish practice is a disgraceful stain upon the escutcheon of our State," said Ida.
Oh, in a kind of a heathenish, out-of-the-way place, and teaches school for a living.
Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence.
That's a heathenish word, Tony, and most unsuited to be used in thankfulness for God's blessings.
Therefore such heathenish lamentations were to be henceforward out of place.
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