Barbarous and Heathen

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Barbarous

Barbarous adjective - Not civilized.
Usage example: an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers
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Heathen and barbarous are semantically related in infidel topic. In some cases you can use "Heathen" instead an adjective "Barbarous".
Nearby Words: barbaric, barbarian, barbarity, barbarism, barbarously

Heathen

Heathen adjective - Not civilized.
Usage example: old missionaries who mistakenly thought that they were going off to China to tame the heathen hordes
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Barbarous and heathen are semantically related in barbarian topic. Sometimes you can use "Barbarous" instead an adjective "Heathen", if it concerns topics such as infidel.
Nearby Words: heathenish, heathenism, heathendom, heathenry

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