sainted

adjective

saint·​ed ˈsān-təd 

1

: saintly, pious

2

: befitting or relating to a saint

3

: entered into heaven : dead

4

: much admired : idolized

Synonyms

• devout
• godly
• holy
• pious
• religious
• saintly

Example Sentences

They believed whatever they were told by their sainted leader.

Recent Examples on the Web

Might Pablo himself have been bound by just such a hallowed yoke, a sainted confidante? —Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023

Oh, my sainted aunt! —Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023

Fantasy tropes abound in Season One, which introduced viewers to Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) as a sainted Grisha (magic user) with the rare power of Sun-Summoning. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023

This freewheeling bio-pic of France’s sainted heroine, directed by Bruno Dumont, is a highly choreographed rock opera, filmed on rustic location, in which two children share the lead role. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2020

But like all of their crusades, this is not really about gas, but government — enemy number one for the GOP since the sainted Ronald Reagan ascended to power. —BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023

In economic and financial circles, Volcker became a sainted figure, credited with laying the foundation for decades of low inflation, relatively stable growth and rising — if unevenly distributed — prosperity. —Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023

Charlie’s purity renders him a kind of sainted figure, an angelic martyr of sorts. —cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022

His heroines were never all good—they’re not Dickens’s sainted angels wearing white—and his villains were never all bad. —Dawn Davis, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sainted

adjective

saint·​ed ˈsānt-əd 

: saintly