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 shorts, led by some wayward sell-side analysts, didn’t realize that Noto is turning this into one of the sainted fintechs out there, like a Block (formerly Square) or a PayPal or an Affirm .
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
This one could be like Intel in the 1990s, a stock that had one of the most sainted trajectories, rivaled and now exceeded by that of Club stock Nvidia.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Lorne Michaels is the out-of-touch one, and Jim Henson is essentially sainted.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
This one could be like Intel in the 1990s, a stock that had one of the most sainted trajectories, rivaled and now exceeded by that of Club stock Nvidia.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
Lorne Michaels is the out-of-touch one, and Jim Henson is essentially sainted.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sainted
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Many of the greatest scientists of the 17th and 18th centuries were devout Christians, whose faith motivated them to pursue their studies.—
Gregory J Rummo,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
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Hermann, still a devout Catholic who prayed on his knees every night, would listen, nod, and occasionally offer spiritual advice.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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The mobius-thinking at times almost seems like Medieval Zen, what with the emphasis on emptiness and silent meditation, and in fact that was what the Church fathers objected to most: too much quiet, solitary contemplation, not enough pious instruction.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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This may well sound like something that would’ve been played as a pious Christian allegory in another era.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
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Fast forward to today—on the heels of a decades-long conservative family values movement—and that very same clinic is now being vilified by conservative religious leaders.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Broward County synagogues also are facing a religious school teacher shortage.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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And Sylvia’s saintly husband Charlie (Luke Macfarlane) again grows frustrated that his wife keeps prioritizing her college buddy over him.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Martin Scorsese will be back to tell more saintly tales.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
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The structure took a more holy turn in 1954, when a 3607 Pennsylvania was purchased by a church.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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News coverage, starting with correspondent Joan Rivers’ outrageous taunts and then shifting to a far more reverent tone from 2006 to 2021, when Ryan Seacrest joined Rancic for live news desk and awards show coverage.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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His surviving works — just over 30 in all — form a kind of visual music or poetry: reverent, revelatory.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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In fact, New York’s parks and trails generate more than $5 billion in annual economic activity — on par with New York State’s venerable agricultural sector.—
Paul Steely White,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Its namesake company may or may not have been part of one of the most notorious corporate mergers of all time; that merger may or may not have involved the publisher of the venerable business magazine Fortune.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Sainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sainted. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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