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heathenness

heathenness noun: quality of being heathen.

Noun

heathenness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being heathen.

Forms of heathenness

alternative form (obsolete)heathenesse

Origin of heathenness

From Middle English hethenesse, from Old English hǣþennes (“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”), from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī (“heathenness”), equivalent to heathen + -ness.

Questions about heathenness

What does heathenness mean?
Heathenness means quality of being heathen.
What part of speech is heathenness?
Heathenness is a noun.

Words near heathenness in the dictionary

  1. heathenize
  2. heathenized
  3. heathenizes
  4. heathenizing
  5. heathenly
  6. heathenness
  7. heathenous
  8. heathenries
  9. heathenry
  10. heathens
  11. heathenship

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