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No, the people standing before Christ and Pilate during the judgment scene do not condemn an entire race for the death of Christ anymore than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous crimes of Stalin condemn all Russians.
Jim Caviezel

Meaning of "heinous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEINOUS

From Old French haineus, from haine hatred, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEINOUS

heinous  [ˈheɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heinous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heinous in the English dictionary

The definition of heinous in the dictionary is evil; atrocious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEINOUS


antoninianus
ˌæntəˌnɪnɪˈeɪnəs
anus
ˈeɪnəs
awayness
əˈweɪnəs
Coriolanus
ˌkɒrɪəˈleɪnəs
Cusanus
kjuːˈseɪnəs
everydayness
ˌevrɪˈdeɪnəs
farawayness
ˌfɑːrəˈweɪnəs
feyness
ˈfeɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
Janus
ˈdʒeɪnəs
manus
ˈmeɪnəs
migrainous
ˈmiːɡreɪnəs
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
pandanus
pænˈdeɪnəs
parabolanus
ˌpærəbəʊˈleɪnəs
Regiomontanus
ˌriːdʒɪəʊmɒnˈteɪnəs
Silvanus
sɪlˈveɪnəs
Sylvanus
sɪlˈveɪnəs
Uranus
jʊˈreɪnəs
veinous
ˈveɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEINOUS

heimish
Heimlich maneuver
Heimlich manoeuvre
Heine
heinie
Heinkel
heinously
heinousness
heir
heir apparent
heir presumptive
heir-at-law
heirdom
heiress
heirless
heirloom
heirs apparent
heirs presumptive
heirs-at-law
heirship

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEINOUS

aluminous
bituminous
conterminous
coterminous
gelatinous
glutinous
luminous
mountainous
mucilaginous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
numinous
oleaginous
ominous
pulchritudinous
ruinous
spinous
vertiginous
villainous
voluminous

Synonyms and antonyms of heinous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEINOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heinous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heinous

Translation of «heinous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEINOUS

Find out the translation of heinous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heinous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heinous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人发指
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atroz
570 millions of speakers

English

heinous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जघन्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شناعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гнусное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hediondo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঘন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

odieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abscheulich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凶悪な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가증스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heinous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hung bạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयंकर दुष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrenç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atroce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haniebne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мерзенне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atroce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδεχθή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gruwelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskyvärda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grufulle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heinous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEINOUS»

The term «heinous» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEINOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heinous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heinous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heinous

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10 QUOTES WITH «HEINOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heinous.
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William Throsby Bridges
If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how great, how heinous, how sinful must the evil of sin be.
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Jim Caviezel
No, the people standing before Christ and Pilate during the judgment scene do not condemn an entire race for the death of Christ anymore than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous crimes of Stalin condemn all Russians.
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Armand Deutsch
It was no mystery why Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold had singled me out as a prime prospect for their heinous crime. My grandfather, Julius Rosenwald, was the chairman of the board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. His prominence made me an ideal choice.
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George Eads
I think we take for granted police officers and detectives that walk into some pretty heinous situations, and they really have to be very brave. So I love playing a character that's very brave - someone that kind of dives in the fire to figure out what's happened.
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Clint Eastwood
I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.
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Clint Eastwood
Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.
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Chris Morris
No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them.
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Niecy Nash
I am deeply saddened to hear that the man who murdered my brother, Michael Ensley, has been charged with murder again. I grieve for every family who has been victimized by this heinous individual. My prayers and love go out to the family of Demetra Doyle Heard during this trying time.
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Peggy Noonan
If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the crime the crazier you must be. Therefore you are not responsible, and nothing is your fault.
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Basmah bint Saud
There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEINOUS»

Discover the use of heinous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heinous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heinous Crime: Cases, Causes, and Consequences
This book offers innovative perspectives on the difficult issues concerning a civilized society's response to offenders guilty of heinous crimes.
Frederic G. Reamer, 2013
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Notorious 92: Indiana's Most Heinous Murders in All 92 Counties
Hoosiers witness their share of human darkness. Stoner delves into this dark side with a look at the most heinous murders that have taken place in each of Indiana's 92 counties.
Andrew E. Stoner, 2007
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Wicked Palm Beach: Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous
Meet the faces and places that have shaped Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast with renowned local author Eliot Kleinberg, who draws on his “Post Time” column in the Palm Beach Post to offer this unique glimpse into the ...
Eliot Kleinberg, 2009
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Cannibals and Evil Cult Killers: The Most Unthinkable and ...
The darkest, innermost secrets of cannibals and evil cult killers are revealed.
Little Brown Uk, 2006
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Poor Poppy and the Chocolate Man the Depraved Mind and ...
9. It was only a matter of time until Poor Poppy's health started to pick up and Joan was able to go back to her unit. However, she was well aware that there would always be those extra days when he would need her to take him to an ...
Rose C. Taylor, 2009
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The Westminster Assembly's Shorter catechism explained: by ...
Quest. 83. Jlre all transgressions of the law equally heinous? Answ. Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others. 4 * See more particulars on this head, Larger Catechism,.
James Fisher, Ebenezer Erskine, 1831
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Heinous, Atrocious & Cruel
His clients have included Casey Anthony, Yvette Yallico, Cesar Mena, and Harrell Brady, the infamous "Miami Strangler."In this book, he has chronicled some of his most challenging cases.
Terence M. Lenamon, Brooke Terpening, 2011
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Evil Beyond Belief: An A-z of Heinous Crimes
Includes case studies of Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and many more.
Charlotte Greig, John Marlowe, 2009
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Sinister faces of the crime and criminals: true stories of ...
In the Indian context.
B. P. Saha, 1987
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The Whole Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Mr. Thomas ...
It is greatly offensive to God ; for that also is implied in the notion of heinousness ; every fault is offensive, but some faults are heinous offences. Such an offence is sin to God. It gives him great offence, Psal. v. 4, 5. ' Thou art not a God that hath ...
Thomas Boston, 1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heinous is used in the context of the following news items.
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KUNA : Ban condemns "heinous" attacks in Afghanistan - Politics …
NEW YORK, July 15 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned in the strongest terms the recent "heinous" attacks in ... «Kuwait News Agency, Jul 15»
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Country Road accused of “heinous” rip off of Melbourne designer …
Melbourne lighting design company Mance Design has accused Country Road of ripping off its store fitout and lighting designs. Mance Design ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
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'Heinous Act': Arson Blamed for One in Five California Wildfires
Blame California's historic drought, extreme heat and Santa Ana winds for spreading wildfires faster than ever — but the blazes don't begin by ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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Amber Cartwright: Mom, Lover, Sexually Abused Own Kids In Ways …
... 23-year-old Zachary Burns, with committing crimes against her own children that local authorities there described as too “heinous” to release ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Iran is committing heinous crimes against Baloch and other nations …
Baloch pro-liberation leader Hyrbyair Marri in a statement from London said that lifting economic and military sanctions on theocratic fascist ... «Balochwarna News, Jul 15»
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​BBC bias, 'heinous' US support for Israel attacked in Gaza War …
Palestine activists will highlight the BBC's pro-Israel bias in an annual protest against the occupation of Jerusalem, which coincides with the first ... «RT, Jul 15»
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Douglas Man Arrested For 'Heinous' Beating Of 11-Week Old Child
A 24-year old Douglas man is behind bars after allegedly beating his 11-week old daughter, which resulted in the child having to be life-flighted ... «douglasenterprise, Jul 15»
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Heinous case of child abuse compares boys to 'prisoners of war'
HOUSTON – Authorities in Texas are comparing a disturbing case of child abuse to that of treatment of prisoners of war. KPRC in Houston ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
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The hell with 'human rights' of heinous criminals
Sherwin Gatchalian reiterated his call for the reimposition of capital punishment in such cases and other heinous crimes. “It's about time that ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
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Public apology demanded for 'heinous' comments
What a poor example he sets for our children. Mr. Gazzola, I demand a public apology for your heinous comments about me. Marty Burke. «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»

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