as in devout
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
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
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Recent Examples of sainted
The movement had adherents among the student body and on the faculty at the Catholic University in Chiclayo, which has about ten thousand students, and the cathedral boasted an enormous portrait of Josemaria Escrivá, Opus Dei’s sainted founder.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The jobs that Biden wanted and did create are the same ones that Trump hates: wind, solar, electric vehicles, the usual gang of sainted Democratic projects.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The jobs that Biden wanted and did create are the same ones that Trump hates: wind, solar, electric vehicles, the usual gang of sainted Democratic projects.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sainted
Adjective
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Schemmel, a devout Christian, has done charitable work for decades, ever since that awful day in July 1989 when 112 people died in a fiery crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux City, Iowa.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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No one mistakes him for a devout Christian or a person of faith or morality.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Per the official logline, the series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The court found Kim guilty of accepting bribes from the controversial religious sect Unification Church, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Basilicas were largely used for civic, not religious, purposes before Rome adopted Christianity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The truth is that the flamenco-fusion artist undertook years of research and hired the London Symphony Orchestra not to teach—nor even, despite her saintly air, to preach.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Bouldering Project officially marks its entrance into the saintly city on Saturday when the doors open to its 36,000-square-foot bouldering facility in St. Paul’s West Side neighborhood.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The three men—Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders—conducted a 27-minute cosmic travelogue and, at the end, on that cold, holy night, took turns reading from the Book of Genesis.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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And, holy cats, what a beautiful dream.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Neutron is Rocket Lab's answer to the venerable SpaceX Falcon 9.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tony Lama Count the venerable boot company as the latest footwear brand to set its sights on the apparel business.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tuna says everyone who has come to see the art has left feeling a bit more reverent.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The moment set a solemn but reverent tone, equally grand and intimate.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Sainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sainted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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