saintly
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈseɪntli/
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santo
- This saintly man chose to follow the path of Hanuman.
- saintly life
- saintly patron
- saintly figure
It's a really really one of the saintly cities in northern Spain.
- It's a really really one of the saintly cities in northern Spain.
- I said that is the most beautiful, saintly, supernatural image I've ever seen.
- And it seems so saintly to the world, but it's what happens behind closed doors.
- And you can unwind all that and become personally more and more saintly, you know, And that's, there's nothing wrong with that project.
- Is it that they they're just such a genuinely saintly soul that they don't perceive any sort of injury or insult or bad motives on people's part?
- At the other, polar angels or saintly hypochondriacs.
- You know, he calls them angels or saintly hypochondriacs.
Examples
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The young girl stood in the unreal light, her lucent body like a saintly apparition.
Fiction book (1991) -
We sat among heroic men, self sacrificing, saintly women holding granite babies to their breasts.
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I mean, some people are saintly and patient and do good, and other people are the opposite.
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All the other saints I looked at were all so... saintly, I guess.
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I will protect you and give you the blessings of saintly men.
Fiction book (1998) -
The crown raises the disenfranchised to royal, even saintly status.
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The village is home to the people of the Al Sharif tribe, which loosely translated means the saintly people.
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Her father Giacomo Benincasa was hailed as "saintly" by his neighbors, the epithet coming readily to their lips.
Fiction book (1995) -
Catholics of the time were devoted to saintly relics, while native peoples revered the mummified remains of their ancestors.
Academic text (2011) -
The saintly woman spent her weekends volunteering at the local shelter, helping those in need.
Synonyms
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3.6
Having high moral qualities and kind intentions
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4.3
Being morally good and doing what is right
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4.0
Kind, pure, and innocent in a way that seems like an angel
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5.1
Showing deep faith and devotion to God
A person who is very kind and patient and helps others when it is hard
Showing kindness, patience, and forgiveness like Christ
Being kind and generous and ready to forgive and help others
How Virtuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Saintly comes from the word saint, which in turn comes from Latin sanctus meaning 'holy'. So to be saintly is to act like a 'holy' or very kind person, which is why we use it for great patience, care, or goodness.