adverb
- in a manner characteristic of or befitting a heathen; in a way that is uncivilized, irreligious, or lacking Christian faith
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in historical or religious contexts
Examples
- The missionaries condemned the tribe's heathenishly elaborate rituals.
- He spoke heathenishly of matters the church held sacred.
- The village was described in the old texts as heathenishly resistant to conversion.
- She behaved heathenishly by refusing to observe the holy day.
- The explorer's account portrayed the customs as heathenishly strange and foreign.