Definitions for saintlyˈseɪnt li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
saint•lyˈseɪnt li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.
like or befitting a saint; holy.
Category: Religion
Origin of saintly:
1650–60
saint′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted(adj)
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
saintly(Adjective)
holy, characteristic of a saint
Sophie led a saintly life.
Origin: From saint +
Webster Dictionary
Saintly(u)
like a saint; becoming a holy person
Translations for saintly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
saintly(adjective)
a very good, kind person
You really are a saint to put up with her.; He led a saintly life; a saintly expression.
- heiligeAfrikaans

- كالمَلاك، يُشْبِه القِدّيسينArabic

- непороченBulgarian

- santoPortuguese (BR)

- svatý, posvátnýCzech

- fromm, heiligGerman

- from; helgenagtigDanish

- που μοιάζει με άγιο, αγιοπρεπήςGreek

- de santoSpanish

- pühalik, pühaklikEstonian

- روحانيFarsi

- hurskasFinnish

- (de) saint, sainteFrench

- כְּמוֹ קָדוֹשHebrew

- सन्त सुलभHindi

- svetačkiCroatian

- szentHungarian

- salehIndonesian

- líkur dÿrlingi, háheilagurIcelandic

- da santo, santoItalian

- 徳の高いJapanese

- 성인다운Korean

- šventasLithuanian

- svētsLatvian

- seperti waliMalay

- vroom, engelachtigDutch

- from, helgenaktigNorwegian

- świątobliwyPolish

- روحانيPersian

- دبزرګۍ په توګه، دولايت په توګهPashto

- santoPortuguese

- de sfântRomanian

- святой; безгрешныйRussian

- svätý, posvätnýSlovak

- svetSlovenian

- svetačkiSerbian

- helgonlik, helig, fromSwedish

- ถือธรรมะ; เมตตากรุณาThai

- evliya gibiTurkish

- 聖徒(般)的,聖潔的Chinese (Trad.)

- безгрішний, святийUkrainian

- پاک، مقدسUrdu

- thánh thiệnVietnamese

- 神圣的,圣洁的Chinese (Simp.)

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