2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign. 3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament.
n, pl -thens or -then. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an uncivilized or barbaric person. 3. (Alternative Belief Systems) the heathen (functioning as plural) heathens collectively.
Heath is defined as part of the family Ericaceae of plants. An example of something heath is a blueberry shrub. The definition of a heath is a wasteland, or a plant in the genera Erica or Calluna, or a former British Prime Minister. An example of a heath is a dirty and open outdoor area. An example of a heath is the heather plant.