The correct answer is (B) A pagan; someone who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; an irreligious or unenlightened person. Also, an uncouth and ignorant person.

Heathen comes from Old English hi?then, h?dhen, Dutch heiden, German heide, Gothic haithnô (person who lived on the heath, or wasteland).

Examples of use:

• By earlier definitions, large numbers of North Americans must be heathens.
• The missionaries believed that it was their duty to convert all heathens.