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

The church is decorated with very coarsely-executed frescoes of the life of the saint,—his birth, his confirmation by a bishop who predicted his future saintship, and his temptation by the devil in various forms.

From Project Gutenberg

In relation to the Duke in the poem previously mentioned he remarks: “One leans to like the duke, too; up we’ll patch Some sort of saintship for him—not to match Hers—but man’s best and woman’s worst amount So nearly to the same thing, that we count In man a miracle of faithfulness If, while unfaithful somewhat, he lay stress On the main fact that love, when love indeed, Is wholly solely love from first to last— Truth—all the rest a lie.”

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The Dev’l was piq’d such saintship to behold, And long’d to tempt him, like good Job of old; But Satan now is wiser than of yore, And tempts, by making rich, not making poor.”

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But I must now refer my reader to the "Notes" themselves, where he will find this most blessed subject fully, frequently, and pointedly stated, and many other subjects of deep practical importance; such as the distinctive position and perfect unity of the Church of God; real saintship; practical discipleship; sonship; &c., &c.

From Project Gutenberg

OF all the wonderful hill towns of Italy, Assisi can claim a kind of pre-eminence in saintship and monasticism.

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