SAINTLY

angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted

(adjective) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; “angelic beneficence”; “a beatific smile”; “a saintly concern for his fellow men”; “my sainted mother”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

saintly (comparative saintlier, superlative saintliest)

Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.

Synonyms

• holy

• pious

• saintlike

Anagrams

• antsily, nastily

Source: Wiktionary


Saint"ly, a. [Compar. Saintlier; superl. Saintliest.]

Definition: Like a saint; becoming a holy person. So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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