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doveship en · NOUN

Etymology

From dove + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete, uncountable) 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)