saintly

saintly
adjective (saintlier; -est) Date: 1534 relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint ; holysaintliness noun

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  • Saintly — Saint ly, a. [Compar. {Saintlier}; superl. {Saintliest}.] Like a saint; becoming a holy person. [1913 Webster] So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saintly — index laudable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • saintly — [adj] good, righteous angelic, beatific, blameless, blessed, devout, divine, god fearing, godly, holy, pious, pure, religious, sainted, saintlike, seraph, sinless, upright, upstanding, virtuous, worthy; concept 404 Ant. bad, sinful, unholy,… …   New thesaurus

  • saintly — [sānt′lē] adj. saintlier, saintliest of, like, or suitable for a saint saintliness n …   English World dictionary

  • Saintly — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Saintly caption = sire = Sky Chase grandsire = Star Way dam = All Grace damsire = Sir Tristram sex = Gelding foaled = 1992 country = Australia colour = Chestnut breeder = Bart Cummings owner = Bart… …   Wikipedia

  • saintly — [[t]se͟ɪntli[/t]] ADJ GRADED A saintly person behaves in a very good or very holy way. ...his saintly mother... She has been saintly in her self restraint. Derived words: saintliness [[t]se͟ɪntlɪnəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT They were praised for their… …   English dictionary

  • saintly — UK [ˈseɪntlɪ] / US adjective Word forms saintly : adjective saintly comparative saintlier superlative saintliest very good, or holy Derived word: saintliness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • saintly — saintliness, n. /saynt lee/, adj., saintlier, saintliest. pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives. [1650 60; SAINT + LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • saintly — adjective holy, characteristic of a saint Sophie led a saintly life. Syn: holy, pious …   Wiktionary

  • saintly — saint|ly [ˈseıntli] adj completely good and honest, with no faults ▪ She led a saintly and blameless life. >saintliness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • saintly — adjective seeming to be completely good and honest, with no faults: a doctor who had led a saintly and blameless life saintliness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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