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Dissheathe
Dissheathe Dis*sheathe", v. i.
To become unsheathed. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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. heatherHeath Heath, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS.
h??; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei?r waste land, Dan.
hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture;
cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh?tra field. [root]20.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A low shrub (Erica, or Calluna, vulgaris), with
minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink
flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
is also called heather, and ling.
(b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
several are European, and many more are South African,
some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the
blasted heath. --Milton
Heath cock (Zo["o]l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
(below).
Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
Triodia (T. decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse
(Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heats; -- called also
black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
moor fowl. The male is called, heath cock, and
blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
Heath hen. (Zo["o]l.) See Heath grouse (above).
Heath pea (bot.), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyris
macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
Heath throstle (Zo["o]l.), a European thrush which
frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. HeatherHeather Heath"er (?; 277. This is the only pronunciation in
Scotland), n. [See Heath.]
Heath. [Scot.]
Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass,
The brighter seem. --Longfellow.
Heather bell (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers
of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and
E. cinerea). Heather bellHeather Heath"er (?; 277. This is the only pronunciation in
Scotland), n. [See Heath.]
Heath. [Scot.]
Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass,
The brighter seem. --Longfellow.
Heather bell (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers
of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and
E. cinerea). Heathery
Heathery Heath"er*y, a.
Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath.
Insheathe
Insheathe In*sheathe", v. t.
To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe. --Hughes.
Missheathed
Missheathed Mis*sheathed", a.
Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong
place. --Shak.
Sheathed
Sheathed Sheathed, a.
1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
2. (Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous
tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm
in grasses; vaginate.
Sheather
Sheather Sheath"er, n.
One who sheathes.
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. To unsheathe the swordUnsheathe Un*sheathe", v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard,
as a sword.
To unsheathe the sword, to make war. UnsheatheUnsheathe Un*sheathe", v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard,
as a sword.
To unsheathe the sword, to make war.
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