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.
a. a person who does not accept a particular religion, esp. Christianity. b. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kaffir. 2. a person who has no religious faith; an unbeliever.3. a person who disbelieves a particular theory, belief, etc. 4. of or concerning infidels; heathen.5. without religious faith. 6.Also, in`fiâ¢delâ²ic (-ËdÉl Éªk) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of unbelievers or infidels.. a person who does not accept a particular religion, esp. Christianity. b. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kaffir. 2. a person who has no religious faith; an unbeliever.