satanshipn.
/ˈseɪt(ə)nʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈseɪtnˌʃɪp/ 1. The position, state, or fact of being Satan. rare.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > quality of being
satanship1647
fiendliness1860
1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iii. 109 One main act of his Satanship is exprest in accusing us before God.
1832 Sailor's Mag. June 314 Were it not for his horns, cloven foot, and one other appendage of Satanship, the Doctor would hardly be distinguished from other dandified rakes of like avocations.
1884 ‘H. Mathers’ Eyre's Acquittal vii. 95 [They] felt their conviction of his Satanship rudely shaken.
1961 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 60 616 Satan, leaving Hell for Eden, retains, except for his momentary ventures into several forms of symbolic wildlife, the literalness of satanship.
2. With possessive adjective: a mock title of respect given to Satan, or someone likened to Satan.
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1704 J. Savage tr. C. de Valera Full View Popery i. 130 This great Love the Pope profess'd turned to the greatest Hatred. And why then was his Satanship so angry?
1775 Sentimental Mag. Oct. 438/2 There is not a greater pest of society, nor one less deserving of its pardon, than his satanship.
1847 Golden Rule & Odd-fellow's Family Compan. 6 Nov. 292/1 Which act of sacrilege St. Dunstan espying, the saint catches his thievish satanship by the nose with a pair of tongs.
1992 N. Uko Rock 'n' Rule Years iii. 103 His Satanship confessed he cannot name all his disguises, but will be willing to state some of the havoc he has successfully caused since Nigeria's independence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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