saintly

saint·ly

S0030900 (sānt′lē)adj. saint·li·er, saint·li·est Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.

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saint′li·ness n.

saintly

(ˈseɪntlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestlike, relating to, or suitable for a saint ˈsaintlily adv ˈsaintliness n

saint•ly

(ˈseɪnt li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est. like or befitting a saint; holy. [1650–60] saint′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

saintly - 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"angelic, sainted, saintlike, beatific, angelicalgood - morally admirable

saintly

adjective virtuous, godly, holy, religious, sainted, blessed, worthy, righteous, devout, pious, angelic, blameless, god-fearing, beatific, sinless, saintlike, full of good works I assumed a look of saintly innocence.Quotations
"Saintliness is also a temptation" [Jean Anouilh Beckett]

saintly

adjectiveDeeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion:devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious.

Translations

圣洁的神圣的

saint

(seint) , ((before a name) snt) noun1. (often abbreviated to St , especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death. Saint Matthew; St John's Road. (羅馬天主教和東正教，加在聖徒或教會名字前面)聖… （冠于圣徒、人名、地名、教会等名字之前）圣… 2. a very good, kind person. You really are a saint to put up with her. 心地善良的人 圣人般的人（指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人） ˈsaintly adjectiveHe led a saintly life; a saintly expression. 聖徒(般)的，聖潔的 神圣的，圣洁的 ˈsaintliness noun 聖潔 圣洁