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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "hethen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English hethen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "hǣþen"
},
"expansion": "Old English hǣþen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*haiþin"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *haiþin",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*haiþinaz",
"pos": "adj",
"t": "heathen, pagan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz (“heathen, pagan”, adj)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "heath",
"3": "-en",
"t1": "heathland"
},
"expansion": "heath (“heathland”) + -en",
"name": "af"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "heiden"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian heiden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "heiden"
},
"expansion": "Dutch heiden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "heiden"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German heiden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Heiden"
},
"expansion": "German Heiden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Heide"
},
"expansion": "German Heide",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "heden"
},
"expansion": "Swedish heden",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "hedensk"
},
"expansion": "Danish hedensk",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "heiðinn"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic heiðinn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*haiduz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *haiduz",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "heiðr",
"tr": "honour, bright, moor"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "heiður",
"tr": "honour"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic heiður (honour)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣþen, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþin, from Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz (“heathen, pagan”, adj), equivalent to heath (“heathland”) + -en. Cognate with West Frisian heiden, Dutch heiden, Middle High German heiden, German Heiden, German Heide, Swedish heden, Danish hedensk (from heden+sk), Icelandic heiðinn. See also Proto-Germanic *haiduz, Old Norse heiðr (honour, bright, moor), Icelandic heiður (honour).",
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"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "heathen (not comparable)",
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}
],
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"pos": "adj",
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{
"glosses": [
"Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan."
],
"id": "en-heathen-en-adj-fj-GXTY~",
"links": [
[
"Abrahamic",
"Abrahamic"
],
[
"religion",
"religion"
],
[
"pagan",
"pagan"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidens"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ongelowig"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "xag",
"lang": "Aghwan",
"roman": "hetanos",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "𐕆𐔴𐔸𐔰𐕎𐕒𐕚"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waṯaniyy",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "وَثَنِيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hetʻanosakan",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "հեթանոսական"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pãngãn"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "jazýčnicki",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язы́чніцкі"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ezíčeski",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ези́чески"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "異教的"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìjiào de",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "异教的"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pohanský"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hedensk"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidens"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ongelovig"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pakanallinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "païen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣armartuli",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "წარმართული"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidnisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "allóthriskos",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "αλλόθρησκος"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heiðinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pakana"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "págánta"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "págánach"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "gentilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"German-Low-German"
],
"word": "heidensch"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "paganski",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "пагански"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hethen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "paynym"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hedensk"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "jazyčeskŭ",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ꙗзꙑческъ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hǣþen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pogański"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "bałwański"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagão"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "păgân"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jazýčeskij",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язы́ческий"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "по̀гански"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "па̀га̄нски"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "pòganski"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "pàgānski"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pohanský"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hednisk"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "putperest"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagan"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "müşrik"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jazýčnycʹkyj",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язи́чницький"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ngoại đạo"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 7",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "heydnish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "היידניש"
}
]
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"glosses": [
"Uncultured; uncivilized; savage."
],
"id": "en-heathen-en-adj-TarAhNnV",
"raw_glosses": [
"(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage."
],
"tags": [
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"not-comparable"
],
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{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "barbaars"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "várvarski",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "ва́рварски"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "diváški",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "дива́шки"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "hedensk"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "barbarisk"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "barbaars"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "heidens"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "onbeschaafd"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "pakanallinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "barbarisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "unzivilisiert"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "savage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heiðinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "varvarski",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "варварски"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "divjački",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "дивјачки"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "díkij",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "ди́кий"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "savage",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ба̀рбарскӣ"
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{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
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"sense": "savage",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ва̀рварскӣ"
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{
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "savage",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "дѝвља̄чкӣ"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
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"word": "bàrbarskī"
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"word": "vàrvarskī"
},
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"word": "dìvljāčkī"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 74 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "savage",
"word": "bárbaro"
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"word": "Heathen"
}
],
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"Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry)."
],
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"ipa": "/ˈhiːðən/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːðən"
},
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"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pogan"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 32 11",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "poganka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 32 11",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 32 11",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pagana"
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{
"_dis1": "57 32 11",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hedning"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jazýčnyk",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "язи́чник"
},
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"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
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],
"word": "язи́чниця"
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]
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"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"word": "barbaar"
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"_dis1": "8 89 4",
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "barbare"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevéža",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "неве́жа"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "barbar"
},
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"_dis1": "8 89 4",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "barbaar"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "filistijn"
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"_dis1": "8 89 4",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"word": "pakana"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Barbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wilder"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Unzivilisierter"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akalliérgitos",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ακαλλιέργητος"
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"roman": "varvar",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "варвар"
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{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "varvarin",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "варварин"
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{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "divjak",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дивјак"
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{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bárbaro"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дика́рь"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ба̀рбар"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ба̀рба̄рка"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
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"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "8 89 4",
"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
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{
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"feminine"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidens"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ongelowig"
},
{
"code": "xag",
"lang": "Aghwan",
"roman": "hetanos",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "𐕆𐔴𐔸𐔰𐕎𐕒𐕚"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waṯaniyy",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "وَثَنِيّ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hetʻanosakan",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "հեթանոսական"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pãngãn"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "jazýčnicki",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язы́чніцкі"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ezíčeski",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ези́чески"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "異教的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìjiào de",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "异教的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pohanský"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hedensk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidens"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ongelovig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pakanallinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "païen"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣armartuli",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "წარმართული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heidnisch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "allóthriskos",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "αλλόθρησκος"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "heiðinn"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pakana"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "págánta"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "págánach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "gentilis"
},
{
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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"word": "heidensch"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "пагански"
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{
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"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hethen"
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{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "paynym"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hedensk"
},
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"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "jazyčeskŭ",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "ꙗзꙑческъ"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hǣþen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pogański"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "bałwański"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "păgân"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jazýčeskij",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язы́ческий"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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"word": "по̀гански"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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"word": "па̀га̄нски"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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"word": "pòganski"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
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"word": "pàgānski"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pohanský"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hednisk"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "putperest"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "pagan"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "müşrik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jazýčnycʹkyj",
"sense": "not adhering to an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язи́чницький"
},
{
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},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "paganin",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "паганин"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "paganka",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "паганка"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"english": "non-Christian",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "anchreestee"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hedning"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "heidning"
},
{
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "jazyčĭnikŭ",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ꙗзꙑчьникъ"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "hǣþen"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bot-parast",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "بتپرست"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Heid"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poganin"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poganka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pagão"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pagã"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "păgân"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "păgână"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jazýčnik",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"word": "язы́чник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jazýčnica",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "язы́чница"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "по̏га̄н"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "по̀ганин"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "по̀га̄нка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "па̀га̄н"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "pȍgān"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "poganin"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "pògānka"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "pàgān"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pohan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pohanka"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pogan"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poganka"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pagano"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pagana"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hedning"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jazýčnyk",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "язи́чник"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jazýčnycja",
"sense": "person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "язи́чниця"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"word": "barbaar"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "barbare"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevéža",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "неве́жа"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "barbar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barbaar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "filistijn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"word": "pakana"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Barbar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wilder"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Unzivilisierter"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akalliérgitos",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ακαλλιέργητος"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "varvar",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "варвар"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "varvarin",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "варварин"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "divjak",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дивјак"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bárbaro"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dikárʹ",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дика́рь"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ба̀рбар"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ба̀рба̄рка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "варварин"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "варварка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "bàrbar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "bàrbārka"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "varvarin"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "varvarka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "barbar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "uncultured or uncivilized person",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vilde"
}
],
"word": "heathen"
}
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