Synonyms of saintliness

saintliness

noun

as in holiness

the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous

true saintliness requires utter selflessness and devotion to others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiness
• spirituality
• sanctity
• devotion
• sainthood
• prayerfulness
• morality
• devoutness
• godliness
• piety
• virtue
• blessedness
• goodness
• piousness
• religiousness
• saintship
• asceticism
• virtuousness
• righteousness
• consecration
• rectitude
• sacredness
• uprightness
• priestliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impiety
• unholiness
• godlessness
• irreverence
• ungodliness
• sinfulness
• wickedness
• depravity
• vileness
• hypocrisy
• evilness
• heinousness
• monstrosity
• sanctimoniousness
• sanctimony
• sacrilegiousness
• blasphemousness
• depravedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saintliness

In the years following Wallace’s death, this aura of saintliness likely derived from the combination of his moral seriousness as a fiction writer—his attunement to the heroism of private suffering and emotional endurance—and the fact of his premature end. — Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026