heathenesse

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːðənəs/

Noun

heathenesse (uncountable)

Obsolete form of heathenness.
(obsolete) heathendom
- 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:
  as interesting to the lovers of the as any king in Christendom or Heathenesse

References

“heathenesse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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