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

All the old theories of saintship are revived in him.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various

II '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 Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James

Some have an idea that the saintship of the early Christians was of a type altogether unique and transcendental.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

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

Whether she was beautiful and beloved, and put away earthly vanities for a holy life, or old and ugly, and bore her lot with a patience that won saintship, I do not know.

From An American Girl Abroad by Trafton, Adeline