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Definition of Saintship
1. n. The character or qualities of a saint.
Definition of Saintship
1. Noun. The characteristics and position of a saint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saintship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintship
Literary usage of Saintship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Interpretation of Life: In which is Shown the Relation of Modern Culture by Gerhart Cornell Mars (1908)
"We can never too much impress upon our minds that what it means to be a Christian
is not merely the attainment of the Hebrew moral saintship, as expressed ..."
2. A Satire Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1905)
"saintship VERSUS CONSCIENCE WHY didst thou choose that cursed sin, Hypocrisy, to
set up in?" "Because it is the thriving'st calling, The only saints' bell ..."
3. Curran and His Contemporaries by Charles Phillips (1851)
"... And he swore by the word of his saintship, That fountain should never run dry.
My children, be chaste till you're tempted—While sober, ..."
4. Curran and His Contemporaries by Charles Phillips (1862)
"... And he swore by the word of his saintship, That fountain should never run dry.
My children, be chaste till you're tempted—While sober, ..."
5. Ten Months in Brazil: With Incidents of Voyages and Travels, Descriptions of by John Codman (1867)
"Festival of St. George. — A Military Saint. — Rank and Pay. — His saintship Tried
and Punished. — The Emperor in Farce. — Brazilian Superstitions. ..."
6. The Inner Life: Thoughts and Themes to Aid and Strengthen it by John Greenleaf Adams (1884)
"That there may be saints in the immortal state is not generally a subject of
doubt among Christians ; but saintship is usually considered as pertaining ..."
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