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

Where is found that earthly saintship Can consort with devils' din?

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

It was as if he had said: "You are not the saint that Edith is, nor yet the connoisseur in saintship that I am."

From The Helpmate by Sinclair, May

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

At a given moment, he dropped his saintship and appeared as a Christian and the owner of a part of the island of Lanai.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

He had resorted to "ignoble shifts to seem holy, and to get a saintship among the ignorant and wretched people."

From Books Condemned to be Burnt by Farrer, James Anson