sainted
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
sainted
- simple past and past participle of saint
Adjective[edit]
sainted (comparative more sainted, superlative most sainted)
- Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
- Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.
- Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.
- My sainted mother never had an evening dress.
- Pious, saintly.
- Much admired.
Synonyms[edit]
- (made a saint): blessed, holy
- (of a deceased person): of blessed memory, late, late lamented
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “sainted”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “sainted”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.