Soldier of God keeps talking about them like they're separate, and I can't figure out which one I am.
2006-10-29 01:24:57 · 13 answers · asked by angk 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Infidel means "unfaithful". To Muslims, Jews and Christians have a corrupted religion--they're infidels. And to some Muslims, other brands of Islam fall into that same catagory. (That's a big part of what's fueling the sectarian violence in Iraq.) A "heathen" is the same as a pagan. It's person who does not worship the same God that these three religions worship.
2006-10-29 01:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heathen is someone who holds to the worship of the Nordic gods. When Christianity came along, "heathen" was turned into a snarl word meaning "uncivilized" or "irreligious".
An infidel is someone who is not faithful to a certain religion. Technically, everyone is an infidel to someone else.
2006-10-29 01:30:49 · answer #2 · answered by Avie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heathen is a guy or woman who would not be attentive to or obey the authentic God (2 Kings 17:15; Matt. 6:7). An infidel is guy or woman who rejects faith, as Christianity. Freethinker, atheist,skeptic,unbeliever,agnostic. So it extremely is the two rejecting God.
2016-11-26 01:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially they mean the same: a person who does not accept the god of one of the major religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam). However, there are nuances or connotations that go beyond the literal definition. Christians tend to use the term "heathen" to refer to anyone who rejects their religious beliefs, whereas "infidel" is the term more commonly used by Muslims. Please note that the individuals referred to do not customarily refer to themselves in this way. They are more likely to use the word "pagan," which doesn't carry quite the same negative freight.
2006-10-29 01:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't a heathen someone who worships the Norse Gods?
Infidel is a non-muslim, I think.
2006-10-29 01:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a heathen has a Pagan type simple belief system and an infidel has a more elaborate and mainstream belief system, that is not the 'approved' one. HA HA!
2006-10-29 01:28:34 · answer #6 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in‧fi‧del /ˈɪnfɪdl, -ˌdɛl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-fi-dl, -del] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Religion. a. a person who does not accept a particular faith, esp. Christianity.
b. (in Christian use) an unbeliever, esp. a Muslim.
c. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kaffir.
2. a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.
3. (loosely) a person who disbelieves or doubts a particular theory, belief, creed, etc.; skeptic.
–adjective 4. not accepting a particular faith, esp. Christianity or Islam; heathen.
5. without religious faith.
6. due to or manifesting unbelief: infidel ideas.
7. rejecting the Christian religion while accepting no other; not believing in the Bible or any Christian divine revelation.
8. Also, in‧fi‧del‧ic /ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-fi-del-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of unbelievers or infidels.
and a heathen
hea‧then /ˈhiðən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hee-thuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -thens, -then, adjective
–noun 1. an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; pagan.
2. an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.
–adjective 3. of or pertaining to heathens; pagan.
4. irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized.
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[Origin: bef. 900; ME hethen, OE hǣthen, akin to G Heide, heidnisch (adj.), ON heithingi (n.), heithinn (adj.), Goth haithno (n.); perh. akin to heath]
apparently an infadel has had contact with religion but denys it
a heathen has had no contact
2006-10-29 01:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Twilight_dreaming 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A heathen is one who is not a Jew, Christian or Muslem. An infidel is basically an atheist.
2006-10-29 01:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heathen is a non-believer. An infidel is an enemy.
2006-10-29 01:31:21 · answer #9 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Infidel literally means "having a portion of the truth" although wiki only mentions it meaning this in the Catholic tradition, which makes sense I guess
Heathen means "not jewish or christian" - (back in the day it was used interchangably with "pagan")
2006-10-29 01:26:56 · answer #10 · answered by Black Parade Billie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋