Definition of Sainting

1. Verb. (present participle of saint) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sainting

1. saint [v] - See also: saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sainting

sainings
sains
saint
saint's day
saint-simonian
saint kitts and nevis
saint lucia
saint vincent and the grenadines
saintdom
saintdoms
sainted
saintess
saintesses
sainthood
sainthoods
sainting (current term)
saintish
saintism
saintisms
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlike
saintlily
saintliness
saintlinesses
saintling
saintlings
saintly
saintlyness

Literary usage of Sainting

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

1. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller (1837)
"Archbishop Morton procureth the sainting of Anselm. . n -ij/yj >'l . J~f. I "T, 7 / . But the saintship of Anselm archbishop of Canterbury was procured on ..."

2. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller (1842)
"Archbishop Morton procureth the sainting of Anselm. AD 1497. But the saintship of Anselm archbishop of Canterbury was procured on cheaper terms ; though it ..."

3. Fox's Book of Martyrs: The Acts and Monuments of the Church by John Foxe, John Cumming (1844)
"Hall, writing of this matter, addeth more, c the cause why King Henry's sainting went ward to be this ; for that the fees of cana a king were of so great a ..."

4. A History of American Literature by Moses Coit Tyler (1878)
"... canonization or sainting seems not consistent with our Protestant principles. 5. The printed accounts in all respects are, beyond all excuse, ..."

5. A History of American Literature by Moses Coit Tyler (1878)
"... canonization or sainting seems not consistent with our Protestant principles. 5. The printed accounts in all respects are, beyond all excuse, ..."

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