heathen
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"Heathen" is a story about religion but also about race, colonialism, empire and identity — particularly American identity.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022
Or one of the Great Heathen Army — Viking warriors from Scandinavia — that invaded England by the thousands and set up camp outside, conquering what was then the Kingdom of Mercia.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2021
Epona Heathen, 33, used to have a different name and used to live in Oakland, Calif., working at a thrift store.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2020
Grinderman's Heathen Child fought off competition from tracks including Rumer's Slow and Aloe Blacc's I Need A Dollar to scoop song of the year.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2011
Horace the Heathen spied long agoe, that a Witch, a Wizard, and a Conjurer were but bul-beggers to scare fooles....
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace
Vocabulary lists containing heathen
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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