sainthood
noun
saint·hood
ˈsānt-ˌhu̇d 
Examples of sainthood in a Sentence
because of his years of dedicated service to the church, they considered him a perfect example of sainthood
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The sainthood ceremony of Carlo Acutis, a scheduled highlight of this Jubilee of Teenagers, was postponed.
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John Bacon, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
That dropped to just over 100 years during the last three papacies, in part because John Paul II shortened the waiting period to begin a cause for sainthood, as the process is known, to five years after a person’s death.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
One likely effect of the rush to it is that Pope Francis won’t be taken up for sainthood anytime soon.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
From the hospital, the pontiff has still been making decisions such as calling a meeting of pope and cardinals to decide sainthood causes at an unspecified date.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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John Bacon, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
That dropped to just over 100 years during the last three papacies, in part because John Paul II shortened the waiting period to begin a cause for sainthood, as the process is known, to five years after a person’s death.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
One likely effect of the rush to it is that Pope Francis won’t be taken up for sainthood anytime soon.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
From the hospital, the pontiff has still been making decisions such as calling a meeting of pope and cardinals to decide sainthood causes at an unspecified date.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sainthood
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“Sainthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sainthood. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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sainthood
noun
saint·hood
ˈsānt-ˌhu̇d
1
: the quality or state of being a saint
2
: saints as a group
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