doveship

English

Etymology

dove +‎ -ship

Noun

doveship (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, nonce word) The possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.
   • c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Beauty and Unity of the Church (sermon)

     For us, let our doveship approve itself in meekness of suffering, not in actions of cruelty.