saintly (redirected from saintliest)

saint·ly  (sntl)

adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est

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

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saintli·ness n.

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saintly [ˈseɪntlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

like, relating to, or suitable for a saint

saintlily  adv

saintliness  n

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]

Translations

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

saintly [ˈseɪntli] adj

(relating to a saint) → saint(e)

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

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

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