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heathens (pl.)

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heathens Sentence Examples

  1. The village elders denounced the outsiders as heathens, refusing to tolerate their strange beliefs.
  2. The victorious army razed the pagan temple, declaring the inhabitants to be heathens who deserved no mercy.
  3. The missionaries faced fierce opposition from the local heathens, who clung fiercely to their ancient traditions.
  4. The king ordered the execution of any heathens who dared to practice their forbidden rituals.
  5. The devout villagers scorned the heathens living in the neighboring hamlet, believing their ways to be sinful and ungodly.
  6. The soldiers were horrified by the heathens' lack of reverence for the sacred texts, treating them with contempt.
  7. The heathens believed in a pantheon of gods, while the missionaries preached the gospel of a single, all-powerful deity.
  8. The laws of the kingdom were harsh against heathens, banning them from holding public office and owning land.
  9. The heathens regarded the missionaries as outsiders and a threat to their way of life.
  10. Despite the persecution they faced, the heathens remained steadfast in their beliefs, becoming martyrs for their cause.

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pagans, idolaters,idolators, gentiles, infidels, atheists, misbelievers, non-Muslims, non-Jews, non-Christians

Jews, Muslims, Christians,Christians, Muslims, Jews,,

The village elders denounced the outsiders as heathens, refusing to tolerate their strange beliefs.

The victorious army razed the pagan temple, declaring the inhabitants to be heathens who deserved no mercy.

The missionaries faced fierce opposition from the local heathens, who clung fiercely to their ancient traditions.

The king ordered the execution of any heathens who dared to practice their forbidden rituals.