sainted

saint·ed

adjective \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