doveship

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noun

The possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundoveship (uncountable)
  1. nonce wordobsoleteuncountableThe possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.

    For us, let our doveship approve itself in meekness of suffering, not in actions of cruelty.

    c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Beauty and Unity of the Church (sermon)

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doveship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doveship.

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