saintship

American  

[seynt-ship] / ˈseɪnt ʃɪp /

noun

1. the qualities or status of a saint.

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Etymology

Origin of saintship

First recorded in 1600–10; saint + -ship

Example Sentences

If it's saintship to be rude and call other people thieves I'm glad I'm a sinner, that's all.

From Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life by Winslow, Margaret E.

You were supposed to insist upon his more saintly qualities, but there is some difficulty in associating attributes of saintship with eminent politicians during their lifetime, and at the same moment keeping your face straight.

From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur

How did saints feel themselves, I wonder, about their saintship?

From Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston by Ruskin, John

They think it not meant for common people in the midst of common life, but for some special saintship.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

But first he replenished his fountain With liquor the best in the sky: And he swore by the word of his saintship That fountain should never run dry.

From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous