Obs. [f. prec. + -NESS.] The quality or state of being engaged, occupied or interested; devotion to a purpose.
1668–83. Owen, Expos. Hebrews, III. 36. Intenseness and engagedness of heart and soul.
1742. Mrs. 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.
1763. Wheelock, Serm., 30 June (1767), 5. The engagedness of their hearts for the good of others.
