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creaturehood

creaturehood noun: the condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.

Noun

creaturehood (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
    • Her will to sacrifice had the same limitless quality as her love; and because of the limitless quality of her self-giving her growth in the life of union was unlimited, or limited only by the limitations of creaturehood.1922, J. G. H. Barry, Our Lady Saint Mary
    • They thought that before them rose an eminence which the foot of creaturehood had never trodden; that from its height the adventurous climber would rival Deity in the sweep of his knowledge and the depth of his joy.1908, Grenville Kleiser, The world's great sermons, Volume 8

Origin of creaturehood

From creature + -hood.

Questions about creaturehood

What does creaturehood mean?
Creaturehood means the condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
What part of speech is creaturehood?
Creaturehood is a noun.

Words near creaturehood in the dictionary

  1. creature of habit
  2. creature of statute
  3. creature of the night
  4. creaturedom
  5. creatureful
  6. creaturehood
  7. creaturekind
  8. creatureless
  9. creaturelessness
  10. creaturelike
  11. creatureliness

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