"heathenness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English hethenesse, from Old English hǣþennes (“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”), from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī (“heathenness”), equivalent to heathen + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hethenesse}} Middle English hethenesse, {{inh|en|ang|hǣþennes|t=heathenism, heathenry, heathendom}} Old English hǣþennes (“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*haiþinnassī|t=heathenness}} Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī (“heathenness”), {{suf|en|heathen|ness}} heathen + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heathenness (uncountable)
  1. Quality of being heathen. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: heathenesse [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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