Sainted
adjective
Regarded or shown high respect like that of a saint due to their goodness or kind actions.
She recalled her sainted grandmother who used to bake cookies for her whenever she visited.
Often appears as...
- sainted grandmother
- sainted mother
adjective
Being made a saint; sanctified.
After her death, she was sainted by the church due to her contributions to society.
Often appears as...
- sainted by the church
- sainted for her contributions
Usage tips
Approving
Religious
adjective
Regarded or shown high respect like that of a saint due to their goodness or kind actions.
She recalled her sainted grandmother who used to bake cookies for her whenever she visited.
Often appears as...
- sainted grandmother
- sainted mother
adjective
Being made a saint; sanctified.
After her death, she was sainted by the church due to her contributions to society.
Often appears as...
- sainted by the church
- sainted for her contributions
Usage tips
Approving
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Respect
Implies deep affection combined with respect, often used for family members.
She spoke of her sainted mother with tears in her eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Saints
Does not mean the person is a saint, but that they are as virtuous as one.
His peers treated him like a sainted figure in the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Emphasis
Often used to describe someone who has passed away and is fondly remembered.
At the reunion, everyone missed their sainted principal.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Respect
Implies deep affection combined with respect, often used for family members.
She spoke of her sainted mother with tears in her eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Saints
Does not mean the person is a saint, but that they are as virtuous as one.
His peers treated him like a sainted figure in the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Emphasis
Often used to describe someone who has passed away and is fondly remembered.
At the reunion, everyone missed their sainted principal.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Respect
Implies deep affection combined with respect, often used for family members.
She spoke of her sainted mother with tears in her eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Saints
Does not mean the person is a saint, but that they are as virtuous as one.
His peers treated him like a sainted figure in the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Emphasis
Often used to describe someone who has passed away and is fondly remembered.
At the reunion, everyone missed their sainted principal.
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Quote examples
Jody Williams
American Activist
I think there's a mythology that if you want to change the world, you have to be sainted, like Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela or Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ordinary people with lives that go up and down and around in circles can still contribute to change.
Quote examples
Karl Rove
American Politician
Look, in 1800 the sainted Thomas Jefferson arranged to hire a notorious slanderer named James Callender, who worked as a writer at a Republican newspaper in Richmond, Va. Read some of what he wrote about John Adams. This was a personal slander.
Quote examples
Jody Williams
American Activist
I think there's a mythology that if you want to change the world, you have to be sainted, like Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela or Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ordinary people with lives that go up and down and around in circles can still contribute to change.
Quote examples
Karl Rove
American Politician
Look, in 1800 the sainted Thomas Jefferson arranged to hire a notorious slanderer named James Callender, who worked as a writer at a Republican newspaper in Richmond, Va. Read some of what he wrote about John Adams. This was a personal slander.
Example 1 of 2
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