Masculine

heiden

Meaning

(masculine) heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
(masculine) gentile, non-Jew
(figuratively, masculine) barbarian, Philistine in the uncivilised sense
(derogatory, masculine, obsolete) gypsy (historical term for a Romani)

paganist

filistijn

afgodendienaar

boerenheikneuter

ειδωλολάτρης

pagan

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɛi̯.də(n)/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

heidin

In summary

From Middle Dutch heidin, a substantivised form of the adjective heidin (“pagan”), from heide (“heath”).

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