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  • noun The state, quality, or condition of being a sinner.

Etymologies

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From sinner +‎ -ship.

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Examples

  • Those who were ‘still’ would call themselves nothing but ‘poor sinners’ or ‘happy sinners’ -- greatly to the disgust of honest John Nelson, whose robust common sense held ‘the poor sinnership’ in hearty contempt.

    The Hymns of Methodism in their Literary Relations 1913

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