doveship

noun

doveship

noun

Etymology From dove + -ship.

1

Nonce word, Obsolete The 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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