doveship
English
Etymology
dove + -ship
Noun
doveship (uncountable)
- (obsolete, nonce word) The possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.
- c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Beauty and Unity of the Church (sermon)
- 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)