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heathenesse

UK/ˈhiːðənɪs/US/ˈhiðənəs/

heathenesse noun: heathendom. Also the obsolete form of heathenness.

Noun

heathenesse (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) heathendom
    • as interesting to the lovers of the as any king in Christendom or Heathenesse1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co....

Also used as

heathenesse is also the obsolete form of heathenness.

Origin of heathenesse

From Middle English hethenesse, hethenes, from Old English hǣþenes, hǣþennes. Equivalent to heathen + -ness.

Questions about heathenesse

What does heathenesse mean?
Heathenesse means heathendom.
What part of speech is heathenesse?
Heathenesse is a noun.
How do you pronounce heathenesse?
Heathenesse is pronounced /ˈhiːðənɪs/ (UK).

Words near heathenesse in the dictionary

  1. heathen
  2. heathendom
  3. heathendoms
  4. heathener
  5. heatheness
  6. heathenesse
  7. heathenesses
  8. heathenest
  9. heathenhood
  10. heathenise
  11. heathenised

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