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单词 saintly
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saintlyadj.

Brit. /ˈseɪntli/, U.S. /ˈseɪntli/
Etymology: < saint n. + -ly suffix1.
Of, belonging to, or befitting a saint or saints; of great holiness or sanctity; sainted.
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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.

Etymology: -ly suffix2.
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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