heathenish
Like ancient idolaters
Heathenish describes behavior or qualities associated with heathens—those outside the major monotheistic religions, or more loosely, anyone considered uncivilized or irreligious.
The word carries an old-fashioned, slightly theatrical tone: Such heathenish ways would shock your grandmother.
It often appears in mock disapproval rather than genuine condemnation.
Lacking belief in deities
- ungodlyWicked or outrageous
- impiousLacking religious respect
- blasphemousDisrespectful toward the divine
- sacrilegiousGrossly irreverent toward sanctity
profane · irreverent · atheistic · faithless · unbelieving · heretical · apostate · infidel
godless
Lacking belief in deities
- ungodlyWicked or outrageous
- impiousLacking religious respect
- blasphemousDisrespectful toward the divine
sacrilegious · profane · irreverent · atheistic · faithless · unbelieving · heretical · apostate · infidel · skeptical
barbarous
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
uncouth · brutish · uncultured · boorish · crude · coarse · unrefined · rough · vulgar · ill-mannered
polytheism
Belief in multiple deities
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- heathenryPagan beliefs and customs
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
animism · druid · shaman · pantheon · deity · ritual · sacrifice · altar · oracle · totem