| 释义 |
sainthood|ˈseɪnthʊd|
[f. saint n. + -hood.]
The condition, status, or dignity of a saint; also, saints collectively.
1550Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 85 b, Couplynge it with the degre of hys sayntwode. 1753World No. 8. 45 The supreme honour of monkish sainthood. 1818Scott Hrt. Midl. viii, He felt no call to any expedition which might endanger the reign of the military sainthood. 1879Farrar St. Paul II. 554 The glorious prophecy of Christian sainthood. |