Heretic vs. Heathen: What's the Difference?

A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.

An adherent of a religion that does not worship the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

Heretical.

Such persons considered as a group.

Someone who believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

Heathen An adherent of a Neopagan religion that seeks to revive the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Germanic peoples.

Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices

One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened.

(archaic) Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Such persons considered as a group.

One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.

Not adhering to the Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.

One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal church."

(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

Alternative case form of Heathen.

A person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan.

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

Alternative case form of Heathen.

An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.

An irreligious person.

Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author.

Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.

Irreligious; scoffing.

A person who does not acknowledge your God

Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam