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AthenePallas Pal"las, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr. Myth.)
Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also
Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman
Minerva. Heathen
Heathen Hea"then, a.
1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. ``The heathen
philosopher.' ``All in gold, like heathen gods.' --Shak.
2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.
3. Irreligious; scoffing.
HeathenHeathen Hea"then (?; 277), n.; pl. Heathensor collectively
Heathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h??en, prop. an adj. fr. h??
heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or
on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus
village); akin to OS. h??in, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G.
heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei?inn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.
haipn?, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.]
1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or
those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true
God; a pagan; an idolater.
2. An irreligious person.
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may
preach it and they may hear it, and yet both
continue unconverted heathens. --V. Knox.
The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all
people except the Jews; now used of all people except
Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance. --Ps. ii. 8.
Syn: Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. HeathenHeathen Hea"then (?; 277), n.; pl. Heathensor collectively
Heathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h??en, prop. an adj. fr. h??
heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or
on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus
village); akin to OS. h??in, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G.
heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei?inn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.
haipn?, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.]
1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or
those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true
God; a pagan; an idolater.
2. An irreligious person.
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may
preach it and they may hear it, and yet both
continue unconverted heathens. --V. Knox.
The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all
people except the Jews; now used of all people except
Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance. --Ps. ii. 8.
Syn: Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. Heathendom
Heathendom Hea"then*dom, n. [AS. h[=ae][eth]end[=o]m.]
1. That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the
heathen nations, considered collectively.
2. Heathenism. --C. Kingsley.
Heathenesse
Heathenesse Hea"then*esse, n. [AS. h[=ae][eth]ennes, i. e.,
heathenness.]
Heathendom. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Sir W. Scott.
Heathenish
Heathenish Hea"then*ish, a. [AS. h[=ae][eth]enisc.]
1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or
characteristic of heathens. ``Worse than heathenish
crimes.' --Milton.
2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. --South.
3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
Heathenishly
Heathenishly Hea"then*ish"ly, adv.
In a heathenish manner.
Heathenishness
Heathenishness Hea"then*ish*ness, n.
The state or quality of being heathenish. ``The . . .
heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks.' --Prynne.
Heathenism
Heathenism Hea"then*ism, n.
1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation;
idolatry; paganism.
2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen
country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.
HeathenizeHeathenize Hea"then*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heathenized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Heathenizing.]
To render heathen or heathenish. --Firmin. HeathenizedHeathenize Hea"then*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heathenized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Heathenizing.]
To render heathen or heathenish. --Firmin. HeathenizingHeathenize Hea"then*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heathenized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Heathenizing.]
To render heathen or heathenish. --Firmin. HeathennessHeathenness Hea"then*ness, n. [Cf. Heathenesse.]
State of being heathen or like the heathen. Heathenry
Heathenry Hea"then*ry, n.
1. The state, quality, or character of the heathen.
Your heathenry and your laziness. --C. Kingsley.
2. Heathendom; heathen nations.
HeathensHeathen Hea"then (?; 277), n.; pl. Heathensor collectively
Heathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h??en, prop. an adj. fr. h??
heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or
on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus
village); akin to OS. h??in, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G.
heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei?inn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.
haipn?, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.]
1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or
those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true
God; a pagan; an idolater.
2. An irreligious person.
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may
preach it and they may hear it, and yet both
continue unconverted heathens. --V. Knox.
The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all
people except the Jews; now used of all people except
Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance. --Ps. ii. 8.
Syn: Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. Micrathene WhitneyiElf Elf ([e^]lf), n.; pl. Elves ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf;
akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr
elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh
to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.]
1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird
from brier. --Shak.
2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and elf
shot.
Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
one they had stolen. See Changeling.
Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.
Elf owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of
Southern California and Arizona. Panathenaea
Panathenaea Pan*ath`e*n[ae]"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ?, ?,
all + ? Athena.]
The most ancient and important festival of Athens, celebrated
in honor of Athena, the tutelary goddess of the city.
The heathenHeathen Hea"then (?; 277), n.; pl. Heathensor collectively
Heathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h??en, prop. an adj. fr. h??
heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or
on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus
village); akin to OS. h??in, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G.
heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei?inn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.
haipn?, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.]
1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or
those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true
God; a pagan; an idolater.
2. An irreligious person.
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may
preach it and they may hear it, and yet both
continue unconverted heathens. --V. Knox.
The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all
people except the Jews; now used of all people except
Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for
thine inheritance. --Ps. ii. 8.
Syn: Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. Wreathen
Wreathen Wreath"en, a.
Twisted; made into a wreath. ``Wreathen work of pure gold.'
--Ex. xxviii. 22.
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