Heathenship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Heathendom. uncountable, usually

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heathenism

Etymology

From Middle English hæðene-scipe, from Old English hǣþensċipe; equivalent to heathen + -ship. Compare Middle Dutch heidijnscap, Middle Low German heidenschop, German Heidenschaft, Danish hedenskab.

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