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adjective enrolled among the saints.
being a saint in heaven.
sacred or hallowed.
like a saint; saintly.
Origin of sainted First recorded in 1590–1600; saint + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM sainted un·saint·ed, adjective Words nearby sainted Saint Croix River, Saint David's, Saint-Denis, Sainte Anne de Beaupré, Sainte-Beuve, sainted , Sainte Foy, Saint Elias Mountains, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint-Émilion, Saint-Étienne
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Example sentences from the Web for sainted Bill Cosby, it seems, can only be seen in two registers: sainted family man of a much-loved sitcom, or fallen, tarnished villain.
Newsflash: Bill Cosby Is Not Cliff Huxtable | Tim Teeman| November 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And the sainted Ronald Reagan backed the assault weapons ban in 1994.
Lone Star College Shooting Proves Handguns on Campus Is a Bad Idea | John Avlon| January 23, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Extensive genuflections to the sainted memory of Ronald Reagan has become standard in GOP debates—but not this time.
The Religious Right Is the GOP’s New Norm | John Avlon| June 14, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Why, they even compared her to the sainted Jacqueline Kennedy.
Why Michelle Is Sliding | Linda Hirshman| November 13, 2009| DAILY BEAST
The devotion to the Immaculate Conception of the most sainted Virgin has greatly increased among all the people.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVIII, 1617-1620 | Various
Not only her husband, but the relatives of the sainted Annabel, make her life a burden to her.
Play-Making | William Archer
She smiled at him again, and her smile was as sweet and guileless as the smile on the face of his very own sainted grandmother.
That Sweet Little Old Lady | Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)
The angel of death will doubtless carry me hence first; perhaps to-morrow I shall meet in the other life my sainted daughter Hena.
The next morning, when he had said his prayers, he went to see the sainted Palemon, a holy hermit who lived some distance away.
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British Dictionary definitions for sainted adjective canonized
like a saint in character or nature
hallowed or holy
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Words related to sainted angelic, upstanding, pious, godlike, chaste, devotional, spiritual, righteous, humble, hallowed, pure, divine, sublime, revered, consecrate, beatify, pietistical, pietistic, perfect, good