Goddessship

Origin

en + -goddess + ship

Full definition of goddessship

Noun

• 1883, Reginald Smith, Life of Lord Lawrence (India), page 106:... the disease altogether, here was an incontestable proof of her goddessship : she had heard their prayer and had saved them from their distress. ..."Uh — sure! Now I'm going to be a cruel boss." "Dee-lighted!"

Usage notes

Ordinarily, English does not allow the same letter to occur three times in a row.

AskOxford FAQ “Are there any English words containing the same letter three times in a row?” Accordingly, this term is usually written with a hyphen, as goddess-ship; at other times, one 's' is dropped (resulting in goddesship). As may be seen in the above quotations, however, some authors do write the term with the sss intact. Compare skulllike.

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