Etymology

godness

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Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of a god; divinity Full definition →

Middle English godnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgodnesse
  2. English todaygodness

From Middle English godnesse, equivalent to god + -ness. Cognate with Old High German gotnissa, gotnissi (“divinity; deity”).

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