celebrityship en · NOUN
Etymology
From celebrity + -ship.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition or status of being a celebrity; celebrityhood
I first experienced the remarkable ability of celebrityship to neutralize race a decade ago as a Chicago television reporter when I was sent to cover a political rally in a white neighborhood that had been the scene of several anti-black riots, including one in which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit in the head with a brick.
2001, David Anderson, Brent Zuercher, Letters Across the Divide:I had heard of her celebrityship frequently, but had never seen her before.
1876, Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, volume 16:He hadn't foreseen the celebrityship that was accorded him as soon as he entered the lobby from the parking garage. Everyone had to stop him and offer either congratulations on his survival or wishes for speedy recovery or both.
2001, G. William Kesler, Perish by the Sword:While this was no doubt true for da Vinci and his sodomy suit, and Cellini's escapades, the contemporary mass media and the urge for candor carry celebrityship to new heights, as part of aesthetic appreciation, broadly conceived.
1980, Michael P. Mokwa, William M. Dawson, E. Arthur Prieve, Marketing the Arts:These include the prominence of image and electronic media in political discourse (the Berlusconi effect) with the consequent blurring (or Blairing) of the lines between politics and entertainment as part of a culture of celebrityship.
2000, Francis G. Snyder, The Europeanisation of Law: The Legal Effects of European Integration: