godship

Example Sentences

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"I don't think his godship will triumph there," said Lady Glencora.

From Can You Forgive Her? by Trollope, Anthony

I do believe the sad alone are wise; I do believe the wrong'd alone can know Why lives the world, why spread the burden'd skies, And so from torture into godship grow.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

And I drew costumes From French engravings, nereides neatly draped, With smirks of simpering godship.

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)

They mixed in the fights of men, but availed themselves of their godship, if things went against them, and especially in order to get revenge for defeat.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

After this the monarch wanted no more proof of the godship of Buddha, kept his promise, and built the first pagoda in China.

From The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China by Dalton, William