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