heathenesse

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UK/ˈhiːðənɪs/US/ˈhiðənəs/

noun

heathendom

OriginMiddle English hethenesse ← Old English hǣþenes →
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Meanings

nounheathenesse (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of heathenness.
  2. obsoleteuncountableheathendom

    as interesting to the lovers of the as any king in Christendom or Heathenesse

    1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Old Englishhǣþenes
  2. Middle Englishhethenesse
  3. Englishheathenesse

From Middle English hethenesse, hethenes, from Old English hǣþenes, hǣþennes. Equivalent to heathen + -ness.

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APA

heathenesse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenesse

MLA

“heathenesse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenesse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heathenesse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenesse.

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