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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.
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Noun1.saintliness - the quality of resembling a saint
good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
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saintliness [ˈseɪntlɪnɪs] n → santidad f
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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.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
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.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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.
The American by James, Henry View in context
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