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Sacrilegious vs Heathen - What's the difference?

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Sacrilegious is a related term of heathen.


As adjectives the difference between sacrilegious and heathen

is that sacrilegious is committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred while heathen is pertaining or adhering to the germanic neo-pagan faith heathenry.

As a noun heathen is

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

sacrilegious

English

(sacrilege)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
  • 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