Saintly synonyms

sānt'lē

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virtuous
Chaste
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spiritual
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
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canonize
To give church sanction or authorization to
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full of good deeds
Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion
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angelic
The definition of angelic is heavenly or spiritual or like an angel in goodness and beauty.
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righteous
Acting in a just, upright manner; doing what is right; virtuous
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pious
The definition of pious is someone or something that is devoted to religion.
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holy
(Slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
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divine
Divine means relating to God or extremely good.
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godly
Having great reverence for God; pious.
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sainted
Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.
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beatific
Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness:
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blessed
Worthy of worship; holy.
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devout
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
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good
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
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joyful
The definition of joyful is expressing delight or happiness.
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pietistic
Pertaining to pietism, especially that associated with Luther and his followers; excessively pious.
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religious
The definition of religious is someone or something believing in or related to religion.
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seraphic
Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim
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upright
Honest and just; honorable
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angel
A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
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saint
A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint"; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue.
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beatify
The definition of beatify is to cause great happiness.
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unholy (antonym)
Wicked; immoral.
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sinful (antonym)
Containing or consisting in sin; contrary to the will of a god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses.
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bad (antonym)
(Of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
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unrighteous (antonym)
Not right or fair; unjust.
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wicked (antonym)
Naughty in a playful way; mischievous
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devotional
(Usually religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
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prayerful
That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. [from 17th c.]
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religion (related)
Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion
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angelical
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
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saintlike
Resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good
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chivalrous (related)
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dissolute (related)
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noble (related)
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chaste (related)
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heavenly
Relating to the abode of God; divine.
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sacred
Regarded with the respect or reverence accorded holy things; venerated; hallowed
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Saintly Sentence Examples

  • It's when my thoughts wander to that saintly man.

  • Its dedication recalls the transportation of the body of the saintly bishop of Lindisfarne from its shrine at Durham by the monks of that foundation to Lindisfarne, when in fear of attack from William the Conqueror.

  • Again, Pascal, unlike most apologists, belongs to the small company of saintly souls.

  • Their first and most notable victim was Philip, the saintly metropolitan of Moscow, who was strangled for condemning the oprichina as an unchristian institution, and refusing to bless the tsar (1569).

  • Thus passed several years; he was still young, but his new mode of life produced its effects on a man of his imagination and saintly piety.

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