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Definition of Sainted

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

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

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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