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hearership

hearership noun: the state of being a hearer; hearers collectively; audience; listenership.

Noun

hearership (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a hearer; hearers collectively; audience; listenership.
    • Hence also it is said : — "More than any earthly power, "More than all the joys of heaven, "More than rule o'er all the worlds," Is the fruit of 'Hearership.' [...]"1907, Nyanatiloka (Bhikkhu.), The Word of the Buddha
    • And, wedged in between sinner and heretic, critic and doubter, and all the motley elements of the casual hearership, are the citizens of this Zion — young people joining in the service with palpable zest; [...]1912, Hugh Sinclair, Voices of to-day

Origin of hearership

From hearer + -ship.

Questions about hearership

What does hearership mean?
Hearership means the state of being a hearer; hearers collectively; audience; listenership.
What part of speech is hearership?
Hearership is a noun.

Words near hearership in the dictionary

  1. heardst
  2. heare
  3. heared
  4. hearer
  5. hearers
  6. hearership
  7. heares
  8. hearest
  9. heareth
  10. hearie
  11. hearies

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