prophetship

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English

Etymology

From prophet +‎ -ship.

Noun

prophetship (countable and uncountable, plural prophetships)

  1. The property or state of being a prophet.
    • 1863, Bayard Taylor, The Lands of the Saracen:
      To deny Mahomet's prophetship would excite a violent antagonism, and I content myself with making them acknowledge that God is greater than all Prophets or Apostles, and that there is but one God for all the human race.
    • 1918, M. Inostranzev, Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I:
      As regards the Magians they believed in the prophetship of Zaradasht...