sainted

English

Verb

sainted

1. simple past and past participle of saint

Adjective

sainted (comparative more sainted, superlative most sainted)

1. Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

   Synonyms: blessed, holy

   Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.

2. Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.

   Synonyms: of blessed memory, late, late lamented

   My sainted mother never had an evening dress.

3. Pious, saintly.

   Synonyms: devoutful, godfearing, godly; see also Thesaurus:devout

4. Much admired.

   Synonyms: illustrious, prestigeful

Derived terms

• my sainted aunt
• my sainted uncle

References

• “sainted”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sainted”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• destain, instead, stained, Tiendas, Danites, d'ansite, Sidetan, taneids, indates, satined, nidates, detains, tiendas