sonship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌnʃɪp/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English sonship From son + -ship.
Meanings
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The position or state of being a son.
Jesus' unusual conception and birth were by no means the chief ways in which the first Christians expressed their sense of his divine sonship.
2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 89:"All of this is now gone by," adds the poet; but of the men of our own time Thrasybulus comes nearest to the old type of loyal sonship.
1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 7, page 118:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sonships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
tr oğulluk (sonship) · ota اوغللق (sonship) · de Sohnschaft (sonship)