heathen

Example Sentences

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She wanted to know: Did I, a heathen and reprobate who lives within a convenient walking distance from her home, find them offensive?

From Salon

But her coded language about prioritizing "traditional marriage" in its movies sparked outrage among many noble heathens.

From Salon

Greene openly calls herself a "Christian nationalist," is unabashed about her adherence to QAnon beliefs and regularly refers to various Democrats as child abusers, Communists and godless heathens.

From Salon

The eight-track “Under the Midnight Sun” has triggered two singles, “Give Me Mercy” and “A Cut Inside,” with Astbury singing: “No heathens in heaven/ No sweet surrender/ Outsiders forever/ Ghosts of our lives.”

From Seattle Times

I grew up in a conservative religious tradition, believing that if I hadn't been born in the U.S. to a Christian family, I would have been in "heathen China" and bound for hell.

From Salon