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.
Ethnicity The Heathen religions are the ancient beliefs of the various Germanic people. These are the ancestors of the Scandinavian, German, Austrian, Dutch and English people. In fact, all of the old lore is translated from the ancient languages. Most of it comes from Nordic, German and Anglo-Saxon sources.eathen ethics place heavy emphasis on common sense. Wisdom is expressed in terms of results. Self-control, the willingness to tend one's needs, and a feeling of concern for the well-being of one's fellows is central to Heathenism. Perhaps the best word for it is caring.