heathenness
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English hethenesse, from Old English hǣþennes (“heathenism, heathenry, heathendom”), from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinnassī (“heathenness”), equivalent to heathen + -ness.
Noun
[edit]heathenness (uncountable)
- Quality of being heathen.
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