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sageship

sageship noun: the status of being a sage.

Noun

sageship (plural sageships)

  1. The status of being a sage.
    • Surely, then, a scheme that should supersede the necessity of saintship and sageship, would be a most valuable acquisition!1846, The United States magazine and Democratic review, page 47
    • That his sageship is fake is proved by the fact that he fathers a son after having supposedly renounced the world.1846, M. K. Naik, Perspectives on Indian Fiction in English, page 112
  2. The wisdom of a sage.
    • This is the sageship of the Vedas, and constantly we ought to remember this ideal of religion in India.1973, Swami Vivekananda, The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, volume 3, page 253

Forms of sageship

pluralsageships

Origin of sageship

From sage + -ship.

Questions about sageship

What does sageship mean?
Sageship means the status of being a sage.
What part of speech is sageship?
Sageship is a noun.
What is the plural of sageship?
The plural of sageship is sageships.

Words near sageship in the dictionary

  1. Sagerton
  2. sages
  3. sages on a stage
  4. sages on stages
  5. sages on the stage
  6. sageship
  7. sageships
  8. sagesse
  9. sagest
  10. sageuk
  11. sagewood

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