saintly

saint·ly

 (sānt′lē)

adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est

Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.

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saint′li·ness n.

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saintly

(ˈseɪntlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

like, relating to, or suitable for a saint

ˈsaintlily adv

ˈsaintliness n

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saint•ly

(ˈseɪnt li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.

like or befitting a saint; holy.

[1650–60]

saint′li•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

saintly - marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" angelic, sainted, saintlike, beatific, angelical good - morally admirable

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saintly

adjective virtuous, godly, holy, religious, sainted, blessed, worthy, righteous, devout, pious, angelic, blameless, god-fearing, beatific, sinless, saintlike, full of good works I assumed a look of saintly innocence.

Quotations
"Saintliness is also a temptation" [Jean Anouilh Beckett]

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saintly

adjective

Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion:

devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious.

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Translations

كالمَلاك، يُشْبِه القِدّيسين

posvátnýsvatý

fromhelgenagtig

heiligfromm

líkur dÿrlingi, háheilagur

da santopio

helgenaktig

evliya gibi

圣洁的神圣的

saintly

[ˈseɪntlɪ] ADJ (saintlier (compar) (saintliest (superl))) (gen) → santo; (= pious) → pío (pej) → santurrón

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saintly

[ˈseɪntli] adj

(relating to a saint) → saint(e)

(= very good) [person, manner, expression] → plein(e) de bontéSaint Patrick's Day n → la Saint-Patrick

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saintly

adj (+er) image, figure, life → heilig; (fig pej) person → frömmlerisch; smile → lammfromm; he stood there with a saintly look on his face (lit) → er hatte einen verklärten Gesichtsausdruck; (iro) → er sah aus, als ob er kein Wässerchen trüben könnte

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saintly

[ˈseɪntlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (expression, life) → da santo/a
a saintly person → una santa persona

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saint

(seint) , ((before a name) snt) noun

1. (often abbreviated to St , especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death. Saint Matthew; St John's Road. heilige قِدّيس светия santo svatý, -á der/die Heilige sankt άγιοςsanto, santa püha قديس يا قديسه pyhimys saint, sainte קדוש साधु, सन्त svet szent santo dÿrlingur santo 聖人 성인 šventasis svētais santo heiligehelgen; sankt, den hellige święty پير، ولى، بزرګ رسېدلى، دبرخي څښتن santo sfânt, sfântă святой svätý, -á svetnik svetac Sankt[a] นักบุญ aziz, evliya (羅馬天主教和東正教，加在聖徒或教會名字前面)聖… святий مقدس شخصیت کا لقب vị thánh （冠于圣徒、人名、地名、教会等名字之前）圣…

2. a very good, kind person. You really are a saint to put up with her. gawe persoon إنْسان طيِّب جِدا، قِدّيس светец santo svatý, -á der/die Heilige helgen άγιος άνθρωπος, άγγελοςsanto, trozo de pan pühak صديق يا صديقه pyhimys saint, sainte “מַלאָך” सदाचारी svetac szent orang baik (algjör) dÿrlingur santo 聖人のような人 군자 šventas žmogus svēts cilvēks; eņģelis zemes virsū seperti keramat hidup engelhelgenświęty صادق santo martir, martiră святои, ангел svätec, svätica svetnik svetac helgon, ängel คนใจบุญ melek gibi kimse 心地善良的人 свята людина نہایت نیک آدمی người thánh thiện 圣人般的人（指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人）

ˈsaintly adjective

He led a saintly life; a saintly expression. heilige كالمَلاك، يُشْبِه القِدّيسين непорочен santo svatý, posvátný fromm, heilig from; helgenagtig που μοιάζει με άγιο, αγιοπρεπής de santo pühalik, pühaklik روحاني hurskas saint, sainte כְּמוֹ קָדוֹש सन्त सुलभ svetački szent saleh líkur dÿrlingi, háheilagur da santo, santo 徳の高い 성인다운 šventas svēts seperti wali vroom, engelachtigfrom, helgenaktig świątobliwy دبزرګۍ په توګه، دولايت په توګه santo de sfânt святой; безгрешный svätý, posvätný svet svetački helgonlik, helig, from ถือธรรมะ; เมตตากรุณา evliya gibi 聖徒(般)的，聖潔的 безгрішний, святий پاک، مقدس thánh thiện 神圣的，圣洁的

ˈsaintliness noun

heiligheid قَداسَه، ملائِكِيَّه святост santidade svatost, posvátnost die Heiligkeit fromhed; helgenagtighed αγιότηταsantidad pühadus مقدس hurskaus saintetéקדושה साधुता svetost (élet)szentség kesalehan heilagleiki santità 徳の高さ 성인다움 šventumas svētums sifat seperti wali vroomheid, engelachtigheid det å være helgenaktig świętość مقدس santidade sfinţenie святость, безгрешность svätosť, posvätnosť svetništvo svetost helighet, fromhet ความเมตตากรุณา ermişlik, azizlik, evliyalık 聖潔 безгрішність, святість نیکی ، بزرگی sự thánh thiện 圣洁

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