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Heathen vs Plunderer - What's the difference?

heathen | plunderer |

As nouns the difference between heathen and plunderer

is that heathen is an adherent of the germanic neo-pagan faith of heathenry while plunderer is looter.

As an adjective heathen

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

heathen

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
  • (by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
  • (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).
  • Noun

    (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).
  • Coordinate terms

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    Derived terms

    * heathendom * heathenish * heathenism * heathenize * heathenness

    plunderer

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who plunders or pillages.
  • References

    * English agent nouns