What does saintlike mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, saintedadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. saintlikeadjective

    resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Saintlikeadjective

    Etymology: saint and like.

    If still thou do’st retain
    The same ill habits, the same follies too,
    Gloss’d over only with a saintlike show,
    Still thou art bound to vice. John Dryden, Pers.

    The king, in whose time it passed, whom catholicks count a saintlike and immaculate prince, was taken away in the flower of his age. Francis Bacon.

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  1. saintlike

    Saintlike refers to a person exhibiting characteristics traditionally attributed to saints, such as compassion, moral virtue, kindness, patience, selflessness, humility, and dedication in their devotion, usually having to do with religious or spiritual practices. It is considered an extremely positive trait indicating a high level of moral or spiritual purity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saintlikeadjective

    resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly

Anagrams for saintlike »

  1. kleistian

  2. satinlike

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saintlike in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saintlike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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