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1. (adj.) saintly
like or befitting a saint; holy.
Etymology: (1650–60)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
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"
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1. saintly
like a saint; becoming a holy person
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Sense: a very good, kind person
You really are a saint to put up with her.; He led a saintly life; a saintly expression.
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 Afrikaans: heilige |
 Arabic: كالمَلاك، يُشْبِه القِدّي |
 Bulgarian: непорочен |
 Brazilian: santo |
 Czech: svatý, posvátný |
 German: fromm, heilig |
 Danish: from; helgenagtig |
 Greek: που μοιάζει με άγιο, αγιο |
 Spanish: de santo |
 Estonian: pühalik, pühaklik |
 Farsi: روحاني |
 Finnish: hurskas |
 French: (de) saint, sainte |
 Hebrew: כְּמוֹ קָדוֹש |
 Hindi: सन्त सुलभ |
 Croatian: svetački |
 Hungarian: szent |
 Indonesian: saleh |
 Icelandic: líkur dÿrlingi, háheilagu |
 Italian: da santo, santo |
 Japanese: 徳の高い |
 Korean: 성인다운 |
 Lithuanian: šventas |
 Latvian: svēts |
 Malay: seperti wali |
 Dutch: vroom, engelachtig |
 Norwegian: from, helgenaktig |
 Polish: świątobliwy |
 Persian: روحاني |
 Pashto: دبزرګۍ په توګه، دولايت په |
 Portuguese: santo |
 Romanian: de sfânt |
 Russian: святой; безгрешный |
 Slovak: svätý, posvätný |
 Slovenian: svet |
 Serbian: svetački |
 Swedish: helgonlik, helig, from |
 Thai: ถือธรรมะ; เมตตากรุณา |
 Turkish: evliya gibi |
 Taiwanese: 聖徒(般)的，聖潔的 |
 Ukrainian: безгрішний, святий |
 Urdu: پاک، مقدس |
 Vietnamese: thánh thiện |
 Chinese: 神圣的，圣洁的 |
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