heathen

Example Sentences

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The Trump Tower shimmered in the distance like a mean-spirited heathen God of diseased greed; rapturous and belching out the capitalistic indulgence of America as if in the throes of passion.

From Salon

That justifies viewing others as “heathens,” including the enslaved Blacks and the Native Americans whose land was being taken.

From Seattle Times

“I was looking for the heathens, but there are none,” said Wayne Harris, 75, who had traveled from costal Rockport, Texas.

From New York Times

He added that in his view the modern tradition of Halloween had been conceived in a "heathen, contemporary world", as a counterbalance to the Catholic feast of All Souls' Day.

From BBC

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