sainted

adjective

saint·​ed ˈsān-təd How to pronounce sainted (audio)
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: befitting or relating to a saint
3
: entered into heaven : dead
4
: much admired : idolized

Examples of sainted in a Sentence

They believed whatever they were told by their sainted leader.
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This one could be like Intel in the 1990s, a stock that had one of the most sainted trajectories, rivaled and now exceeded by that of Club stock Nvidia. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024 Lorne Michaels is the out-of-touch one, and Jim Henson is essentially sainted. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 On the anniversary of his death last August, a few who knew ‘the sainted junior senator from New York’ remember his legacy. Nr Staff, National Review, 18 Aug. 2024 The origins of the sainted drink date to the times of the Persians, who claim to have invented it. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sainted 

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sainted was in 1593

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“Sainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sainted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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sainted

adjective
saint·​ed ˈsānt-əd How to pronounce sainted (audio)
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