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heathen [ˈhiːðən] N

heathen

异教徒 yìjiàotú

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It is believed to be a heathen burial ground from the bronze age. en.wikipedia.org

He destroyed a number of heathen temples and idols, for which he was expelled from the island. en.wikipedia.org

An early destruction by heathen inhabitants of the district is mentioned in 1234. en.wikipedia.org

There are reports by the church authorities of heathen practices well into modern times. en.wikipedia.org

He declared also glass utensils unclean, probably because they were manufactured in heathen countries. en.wikipedia.org

The woman recites a heathen prayer in two stanzas. en.wikipedia.org

In the later heathen period she became the goddess of love, maidenly beauty, and water sources and springs. en.wikipedia.org

In other places, indigenous architecture is seen as heathen and unchristian. en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, the influence of its missionary zeal upon the benighted heathen has probably been greater than that of any comparable area on earth. en.wikipedia.org

It supposedly derives from an ancient heathen festival. en.wikipedia.org

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