Sacrilegious vs Heathen - What's the difference?
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Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.
(pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry).
A person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion; a pagan.
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(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
(an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry).
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
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(sacrilege)Adjective
(en adjective)heathen
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Adjective
(-)Noun
(s)- If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens .