worshipabilityn.
/ˌwəːʃɪpəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌwərʃəpəˈbɪlədi/ The quality or state of being worshipable; ability or fitness to be worshipped.
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1816–17 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (2002) III. 4321 To commend the modern Unitarians for their candour in giving up the possible worship-ability of Christ.
1899 G. Jha' tr. Chha'ndogya Upanishad & Sri Sankara's Comm. Comm. in Upanishads IV. 68 The words ‘Self’ and ‘Brahman’ qualify one another,—the word ‘Brahman’ precluding the bodily Self, and the word ‘Self’ precludes the worshipability of such Brahman as is characterised by the Sun and the like.
1964 Relig. & Soc. June 35 The worshippability of God..is what makes the Christian a witness.
2001 R. P. Hayes in R. W. Perrett Indian Philos. 208 Key Buddhist dogmas, such as the reliability and worshipability of the Buddha.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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