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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