heathenness

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noun

Quality of being heathen.

OriginMiddle English hethenesse ← Old English hǣþennes ← Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī →
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Meanings

nounheathenness (uncountable)

alternative obsolete heathenesse

  1. uncountableQuality of being heathen.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*haiþinnassī“heathenness”
  2. Old Englishhǣþennes“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”
  3. Middle Englishhethenesse
  4. Englishheathenness

From Middle English hethenesse, from Old English hǣþennes (“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”), from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī (“heathenness”), equivalent to heathen + -ness.

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APA

heathenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenness

MLA

“heathenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heathenness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heathenness.

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