sainted
About 0.16 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb simple past and past participle of saint
- adjective Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.
- adjective Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.
My sainted mother never had an evening dress.
- adjective Pious, saintly.
- adjective Much admired.
Similar words
saintly angelical angelic good beatific holy saintful sainty venerable nice
Often followed by
mother dead father king memory and spirit women man
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