sonship
/ˈsʌnʃɪp/
noun
- The state or condition of being a son, especially in relation to one's parents or family.
- His sonship was celebrated at the family reunion with stories of his childhood.
- The legal document confirmed his sonship and right to inheritance.
- She spoke warmly of the joys of sonship and the bond between father and son.
- In religious contexts, the relationship of being a son of God or a spiritual child of a divine being.
- The theologian wrote extensively about the doctrine of eternal sonship.
- The sermon focused on the concept of sonship and the believer's adoption into God's family.
- Many hymns celebrate the gift of sonship through faith.