Definition of Sainted

1. Adjective. Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. "My sainted mother"

Exact synonyms: Angelic, Angelical, Beatific, Saintlike, Saintly
Similar to: Good
Derivative terms: Angel, Saint, Saint, Saintliness

Definition of Sainted

1. a. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.

Definition of Sainted

1. Verb. (past of saint) ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a saint; saint-like, reverenced. ¹

3. Adjective. (non-gloss definition Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sainted

1. saint [v] - See also: saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sainted

sained
sainfeldite
sainfoin
sainfoins
saining
sainings
sains
saint
saint's day
saint-simonian
saint kitts and nevis
saint lucia
saint vincent and the grenadines
saintdom
saintdoms
sainted (current term)
saintess
saintesses
sainthood
sainthoods
sainting
saintish
saintism
saintisms
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlike
saintlily
saintliness

Literary usage of Sainted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1849)
"THE sainted DEAD. HEAVEN ; or An Earnest and Scriptural Inquiry into the abode of the sainted Dead. By the Rev. H. Harbaugh. Philadelphia: William S. Young. ..."

2. Mercersburg Review (1849)
"THE sainted DEAD. HEAVEN; or An Earnest and Scriptural Inquiry into the abode of the sainted Dead. By the Rev. H. Harbaugh. Philadelphia: William S. Young. ..."

3. Across Russia: From the Baltic to the Danube by Charles Augustus Stoddard (1891)
"A sainted PRINCE — TONS OF SILVER IN A CHURCH — PERSIA'S GIFT TO ST. ... Hither, Peter the Great," says Stanley, "brought the sainted prince, Alexander of ..."

4. Across Russia: From the Baltic to the Danube by Charles Augustus Stoddard (1891)
"A sainted PRINCE — TONS OF SILVER IN A CHURCH — PERSIA'S GIFT TO ST. ... Hither, Peter the Great," says Stanley, " brought the sainted prince, Alexander of ..."

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