Heathen vs Plunder - What's the difference?

As an adjective heathen

is pertaining or adhering to the germanic neo-pagan faith heathenry.

is an adherent of the germanic neo-pagan faith of heathenry.

(-)

Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.

(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

(pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).

(s)

A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.

* V. Knox

If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens .

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

(an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).

* heathendom * heathenish * heathenism * heathenize * heathenness

(en verb)

To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

''The mercenaries plundered the small town.

The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.

To take (goods) by pillage.

The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.

To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

''"Now to plunder , mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.

To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

''The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.

* 2014 , , " Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:

The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign.

* plunderable * plunderage * plunderer * plunderous

(-)

An instance of plundering

The loot attained by plundering

''The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.

(slang, dated) baggage; luggage