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heathenishness

heathenishness noun: the state or quality of being heathenish.

Noun

heathenishness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being heathenish.
    • the […] heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks1644, William Prynne, A Breviate of the Life of William Laud

Origin of heathenishness

From heathenish + -ness.

Questions about heathenishness

What does heathenishness mean?
Heathenishness means the state or quality of being heathenish.
What part of speech is heathenishness?
Heathenishness is a noun.

Words near heathenishness in the dictionary

  1. heathenise
  2. heathenised
  3. heathenises
  4. heathenish
  5. heathenishly
  6. heathenishness
  7. heathenising
  8. heathenism
  9. heathenisms
  10. heathenist
  11. heathenistic

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