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Old English
Etymology
From hǣþen (“heathen”) + -sċipe
Pronunciation
Noun
hǣþensċipe m
- paganism, pagan beliefs
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Marcus sē godspellere be godes dihte ġefōr tō Aegipta lande and þǣr lǣrde þæt folc and to fulluhte ġebiġde frām þām fūlan hǣþensċype.- Mark the Evangelist went to Egypt by God's order and there taught its people and turned its people towards baptism and away from foul heathenism.
Declension
Declension of hǣþensċipe (strong ja-stem)
Descendants