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† enˈgagedness Obs.
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The quality or state of being engaged, occupied, or interested; devotion to a purpose.
1668–83Owen Expos. Hebrews III. 36 Intenseness and engagedness of heart and soul. 1742Mrs. Edwards in Jon. Edwards' Wks. (1834) I. Introd. 105/2, I felt a great earnestness of soul and engagedness in seeking God for the town. 1763Wheelock Serm. 30 June (1767) 5 The engagedness of their hearts for the good of others. |