sainted

saint·ed

adj \ˈsān-təd\

Definition of SAINTED

1

: saintly, pious

2

: befitting or relating to a saint

3

: entered into heaven : dead

4

: much admired : idolized

Examples of SAINTED

1. They believed whatever they were told by their sainted leader.
2. <renowned as theologian as well as for his work as medical missionary in Africa, Dr. Albert Schweitzer was widely regarded as one of the most sainted individuals of his time>

First Known Use of SAINTED

1593

Related to SAINTED

Synonyms: devout, godly, pious, religious, holy, saintly

Antonyms: antireligious, faithless, godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy

Related Words: ascetic (also ascetical), prayerful, reverent, reverential, spiritual, worshipful; pietistic, religiose; beatified, blessed (also blest), canonized, venerable; angelic (or angelical), cherubic; chaste, moral, pure, righteous, upright, virtuous

Near Antonyms: blasphemous, desecrating, irreverent, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious; nonreligious, secular, unspiritual, worldly; backsliding, unfaithful; black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, sinful, sinning, unrighteous, wicked

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