Etymology

belieffulness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness. Full definition →

Middle English *bileffulnesse ← Old English ġelēaffulnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġelēaffulnes“faith, trust, faithfulness”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*bileffulnesse
  3. English todaybelieffulness

From Middle English *bileffulnesse, from Old English ġelēaffulnes (“faith, trust, faithfulness”), equivalent to beliefful + -ness.

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