American spelling variant of heathenising; present participle of heathenize; the process of converting to or adopting heathen beliefs.
From the verb 'heathenize' plus the present participle suffix '-ing.' This is the American English variant of the British 'heathenising.'
The choice between 'heathenising' and 'heathenizing' is more than spelling—it represents different Englishes that developed after colonization, with American and British traditions diverging in predictable ways.
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