as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
because of his years of dedicated service to the church, they considered him a perfect example of sainthood
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Recent Examples of sainthood
In 2023, the writer Patricia Lockwood chafed at Wallace’s supposed sainthood in a long piece for the London Review of Books.
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
By upholding his virtue and revealing the emptiness of evil, Ignatius Maloyan earned sainthood, joining the enduring Communion of witnesses.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Two of ours had just reached sainthood.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Pope Francis fervently willed the Acutis sainthood case forward — convinced that the church needed someone like him to attract young Catholics to the faith while addressing the promises and perils of the digital age.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
By upholding his virtue and revealing the emptiness of evil, Ignatius Maloyan earned sainthood, joining the enduring Communion of witnesses.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Two of ours had just reached sainthood.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Pope Francis fervently willed the Acutis sainthood case forward — convinced that the church needed someone like him to attract young Catholics to the faith while addressing the promises and perils of the digital age.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sainthood
Noun
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Others limit prayer to God alone and emphasize remembering saints primarily as historical models of holiness.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Even adversaries in the Arab world have never sunk to attacking the holiness of the Western Wall.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But what Richards thought was a collective with a deep love of mysticism, spirituality, and personal growth quickly spiraled into a controlling sect called Eternal Values, with Mierers in a position of complete power.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Connection, ritual, spirituality, friendship, and community may become protective.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Sainthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sainthood. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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