† afgodnessn.

Forms: see afgod n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English afgodnes.

Etymology: < a presumed Old English noun afgodnes (only in early modern dictionaries) < afgod afgod n. (see discussion at that entry) + -ness suffix.The word, if attested in Old English, would in fact be much more likely to have the meaning 'idolatry’, as noted by Skinner:1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Vocum Omnium Antiquarum Anglicarum in Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Afgodness, Authori Dict. Angl. [i.e. Phillips] apud quem solum occurrit. exp. Impietas, sed sanè dubito an rectè, Vox autem AS. Afgodnesse, non Impietatem in genere, sed Idolatriam seu Cultum falsorum Deorum denotat.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Impiety, ungodliness.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [noun]

unbowingnessa1300

impietya1340

undevotionc1340

unpiteousnessa1382

unpiteoustya1382

unpityc1384

unkindnessa1400

undevoutnessc1450

indevotion1526

ungodliness1526

unpiety?1540

godlessness1553

devoutlessness1576

impiousness1599

afgodness1658

indevoutness1842

unblessedness1881

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Afgodnesse, (Sax.) impiety, ungodlinesse.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Afgodness, Sa. ungodliness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	afgodness
释义	† afgodnessn. Forms: see afgod n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English afgodnes. Etymology: < a presumed Old English noun afgodnes (only in early modern dictionaries) < afgod afgod n. (see discussion at that entry) + -ness suffix.The word, if attested in Old English, would in fact be much more likely to have the meaning 'idolatry’, as noted by Skinner:1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Vocum Omnium Antiquarum Anglicarum in Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Afgodness, Authori Dict. Angl. [i.e. Phillips] apud quem solum occurrit. exp. Impietas, sed sanè dubito an rectè, Vox autem AS. Afgodnesse, non Impietatem in genere, sed Idolatriam seu Cultum falsorum Deorum denotat. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Impiety, ungodliness. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > impiety > [noun] unbowingnessa1300 impietya1340 undevotionc1340 unpiteousnessa1382 unpiteoustya1382 unpityc1384 unkindnessa1400 undevoutnessc1450 indevotion1526 ungodliness1526 unpiety?1540 godlessness1553 devoutlessness1576 impiousness1599 afgodness1658 indevoutness1842 unblessedness1881 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Afgodnesse, (Sax.) impiety, ungodlinesse. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Afgodness, Sa. ungodliness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1658
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