saintship

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noun

The characteristics and position of a saint.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English saint →
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Meanings

nounsaintship (countable and uncountable, plural saintships)

plural saintships

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristics and position of a saint.

    Now, what of saintship or martyrdom is there in all this?

    1897, Moses Coit Tyler, Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783, Volume 1

Origin

  1. Englishsaint
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishsaintship

From saint + -ship.

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APA

saintship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saintship

MLA

“saintship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saintship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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