单词 | saintly |
释义 | saintlyadj. Of, belonging to, or befitting a saint or saints; of great holiness or sanctity; sainted. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [adjective] holyc897 saintc1175 life-holya1200 sanctifiedc1485 saintish1529 saintlikec1580 sainted1610 sancteous1631 savoury1642 saintly1660 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 43 in Justice Vindicated The Saintly King Edward Confessor. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Jan. (1972) VII. 17 The same weak silly lady as ever, asking such saintly questions. 1781 W. Cowper Truth 105 Which is the saintlier worthy of the two? 1820 J. Keats Eve of St. Agnes in Lamia & Other Poems 85 Wing'd St. Agnes' saintly care. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1854) III. 53 Solitary Arab's tent, rising with saintly signals of peace, in the dreadful desert. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral xi. 274 There might..be found Farrers and Bernard Gilpins, of most saintly lives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † saintlyadv. Obsolete. Holily. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [adverb] holilyc1175 saintly1532 sanctifiedly1633 sacredly1694 hallowedly1834 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 720/2 Babble he neuer so sayntely. 1653 Ld. Vaux tr. A. Godeau Life St. Paul 209 Doe not think your selves so saintly disposed, as is requisite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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