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Heide — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • field noun An open area of land, especially one used for growing crops, grazing animals, or playing sports.
  • gentile adj Not Jewish.
  • heath noun An open, uncultivated stretch of land, typically with sandy soil and low shrubs like heather.
  • Heathen noun Historically, a person who does not follow one of the major world religions; more recently, a follower of modern pagan Heathenry.
  • heather noun A low evergreen shrub with small purple, pink, or white flowers, common on moorland.
  • pagan adj Relating to religions or spiritual practices outside the major world religions, often nature-based or polytheistic.

Senses

Heide is used for these senses in English:

  • Heathen An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
  • field A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
  • gentile (Judaism) A non-Jewish person.
  • heathen A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
  • heather Various species of the genus Erica.
  • pagan A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.

field — full definition

  1. noun An open area of land, especially one used for growing crops, grazing animals, or playing sports.
  2. noun A particular subject, area of activity, or branch of expertise.
  3. verb In sport, to catch or stop a ball and return it into play.
  4. verb To handle or respond to something, especially questions or requests.
  5. verb To put a team, group, or piece of equipment into use or into a competition.

gentile — full definition

  1. adj Not Jewish.
  2. adj (among Mormons) Not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  3. noun A person who is not Jewish.

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