異教徒(いきょうと)

いきょうと
noun
pagan; heathen; nonbeliever
religion
1. pagan; heathen; follower of a different religion
A person who follows a religion different from one's own, or who does not belong to the speaker's faith. Often carries a historical or religious-conflict connotation, as in accounts of crusades or missionary work.
彼(かれ)らは異教徒(いきょうと)とみなされた。
They were regarded as pagans.
中世(ちゅうせい)には異教徒(いきょうと)への迫害(はくがい)があった。
In the Middle Ages there was persecution of nonbelievers.
その王(おう)は異教徒(いきょうと)を改宗(かいしゅう)させようと宣教師(せんきょうし)を送(おく)った。
The king sent missionaries to try to convert the heathens.

Refers to a follower of a religion other than one's own, especially in historical or religious-conflict contexts. Composed of 異(い) (different) + 教(きょう) (religion, teaching) + 徒(と) (follower).

Common collocations

  • 異教徒(いきょうと)とみなす: to regard as a pagan
  • 異教徒(いきょうと)への迫害(はくがい): persecution of nonbelievers
  • 異教徒(いきょうと)を改宗(かいしゅう)させる: to convert the heathens

Similar words

  • 異教(いきょう): paganism; a different religion — the belief system, not the person
  • 無神論者(むしんろんしゃ): atheist — one who denies the existence of any god, not merely a different faith
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