English edit

Etymology edit

prophet +‎ -ship

Noun edit

prophetship (countable and uncountable, plural prophetships)

  1. The property or state of being a prophet.
    • 1863, Bayard Taylor, The Lands of the Saracen[1]:
      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[2]:
      As regards the Magians they believed in the prophetship of Zaradasht...