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Ethnic

Alt. of Ethnical

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Irreligious 84% connected

Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Irreligious 84% connected

Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Social 84% connected

Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasu…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Social 84% connected

Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasu…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Infidel 74% connected

Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Infidel 74% connected

Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Pagan 74% connected

One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pagan 74% connected

One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Cultural 92% connected

Of or pertaining to culture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ethnical 92% connected

Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Heathen 92% connected

of Heathen

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Heathenish 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pagan 92% connected

One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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