"double-mindedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: double-minded + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|double-minded|ness}} double-minded + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} double-mindedness (uncountable)
  1. The characteristic of being double-minded; vacillation, indecisiveness, or ambivalence. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: twi-mindedness
    Sense id: en-double-mindedness-en-noun-WWPBCODC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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