Definition of sainthood in US English:
sainthood
nounˈsāntˌho͝odˈseɪntˌhʊd
The status of a saint.
Day is under consideration for sainthood by the Catholic Church
she deserves sainthood for taking in that many foster children
the process of regularly conferring sainthoods
Example sentencesExamples
- His main opponent is a man our readers once voted the city's top candidate for sainthood.
- Perfection, like sainthood, is an eternal occupation.
- The church is a living monument to the ideals of a man who is set to get sainthood.
- The Catholic Church doesn't give out sainthoods to people just for having been good.
- Mother Teresa is on her way to sainthood, having been beatified by the Pope in a two-hour ceremony in Rome.
- Beatification is the final step on the path to sainthood.
- There are two major divisions of Buddhism, each of which has its own understanding of sainthood.
- Restraining from watching porn on a first date does not qualify for sainthood.
- They aren't handing out sainthoods around here.
- You might think the miracles necessary for sainthood actually occur in the person's lifetime.