sonship
UK/ˈsʌnʃɪp/
sonship noun: the position or state of being a son.
Noun
sonship (plural sonships)
- The position or state of being a son.
- "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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- sonhood
sonship meaning in Tamil
sonship in Tamil
- மகன்மை
Synonyms of sonship
Forms of sonship
| plural | sonships |
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Origin of sonship
From son + -ship.
Questions about sonship
- What does sonship mean?
- Sonship means the position or state of being a son.
- What is sonship in Tamil?
- Sonship in Tamil is மகன்மை. See Sonship meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sonship?
- Sonship is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sonship?
- Sonship is pronounced /ˈsʌnʃɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sonship?
- The plural of sonship is sonships.
Words near sonship in the dictionary
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