English Explanatory Dictionary

heathenship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Heathendom.

Word forms

heathenship heathenships

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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