spectatorshipn.
/spɛkˈteɪtəʃɪp/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > [noun]
showc1330
presentationa1616
spectatorshipa1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 67 If thou stand'st not i'th state of hanging, or of some death more long in Spectatorship . View more context for this quotation
2. The state of being a spectator or beholder; the fact of (merely) looking on.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > beholder or spectator > state of being
spectatorship1712
1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 304. ⁋3 Moreover, your first rudimental Essays in Spectatorship were made in your Petitioner's Shop, where you often practised for Hours.
1854 M. Oliphant Magdalen Hepburn III. 248 He stood..looking forth, if not with the exulting delight of his former spectatorship, at least with..curiosity.
1881 H. James Portrait of Lady I. xv. 190 What is the use of being..restricted to mere spectatorship at the game of life?
1896 Eng. Churchm. 5 Nov. 745/1 England's part in such an event could not..be one of mere spectatorship.
3. Spectators collectively.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > beholder or spectator > at a show or spectacle > audience
spectatory1831
spectatorship1833
spectatordom1854
crowdc1863
captive audience1902
capacity1908
mass audience1927
1833 T. Chalmers Bridgewater Treat. II. 209 It..will..be followed up by the instant and obstreperous glee of a whole host of spectatorship.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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