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saintliness

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saint·ly  (sntl)
adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est
Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.

saintli·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saintliness - the quality of resembling a saint
good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
Translations
saintliness [ˈseɪntlɪnɪs] Nsantidad f
saintliness
nHeiligkeit f; (fig pej, of person) → frömmlerisches Wesen; the saintliness of his smilesein lammfrommes Lächeln
saintliness [ˈseɪntlɪnɪs] nsantità
saintliness [ˈseɪntlɪnɪs] nsantità


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Robert himself is certainly worth knowing--a really attractive union of manliness and saintliness, of shrewd sense and unworldly aims, and withal with that kindness and pity the absence of which so often abates the actual value of those other gifts.
Under her purity, and saintliness, and culture, and ethereal beauty of soul, she was, in things fundamentally human, just like Lizzie Connolly and all Lizzie Connollys.
But I can almost forgive them, because, as I told you, she is a saint, and a persecution is all that she needs to bring out her saintliness and make her perfect.
 
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