heathenesse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhiːðənɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiðənəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English hethenesse, hethenes, from Old English hǣþenes, hǣþennes. Equivalent to heathen + -ness.
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete form of heathenness.
alt of heathenness
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(obsolete, uncountable) heathendom
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: