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