Definition
The quality or condition of being heathen; the state of not following a major world religion, especially from a Christian perspective.
Etymology
From 'heathen' + '-ness' suffix, creating an abstract noun to describe the quality of being heathen. This is likely an archaic or obsolete formation, as most speakers would say 'heathenism' or 'paganism' instead.
Kelly Says
This word almost never appears in surviving texts—speakers preferred 'heathenism' or 'paganism' instead. Sometimes words are technically possible in English but rarely win out; they disappear because better alternatives proved more useful!
Translations
CACatalà
paganisme
pah-gah-nee-sme
CSČeština
pohanství
poh-han-st-vi
DADansk
hedenskab
he-den-ska-b
DEDeutsch
Heidentum
haye-den-toom
ELΕλληνικά
παγανισμός
pah-gah-nis-mos
ESEspañol
paganismo
pah-gah-nee-smo
FISuomi
pakanuuden
pah-ka-nuu-den
FRFrançais
paganisme
pah-gah-nee-zhm
GUGU
પાગણપણું
pah-gan-pa-nu
HEעברית
עֲשֵׂרֶת
a-she-ret
HUMagyar
pogányság
poh-ga-ny-sagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
paganisme
pah-gah-nee-sme
ITItaliano
paganesimo
pah-gah-neh-zee-mo
MRMR
अंधश्रद्धा
and-sha-d-dha
MSBahasa Melayu
paganisme
pah-gah-nee-sme
NLNederlands
heidendom
hay-den-dom
NONorsk
heidentum
he-den-tum
PLPolski
pogaństwo
poh-gah-n-st-voh
PTPortuguês
paganismo
pah-gah-nee-zmoh
RORomână
paganism
pah-gah-niz-m
RUРусский
язычество
yazhishchestvo
SVSvenska
helighet
hay-lee-het
SWKiswahili
ukristo
oo-kri-sto
THไทย
ศาสนาพราหมณ์
sa-na-pra-mon
TLTL
paganismo
pah-gah-nee-smo
TRTürkçe
paganlık
pah-gah-lihk
UKУкраїнська
язичництво
ya-zich-nyt-stvo
VITiếng Việt
phật giáo
fət giao