saintlier; saintliest
saintliness
noun
Examples of saintly in a Sentence
a saintly man who devoted his life to caring for the dying
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The priest at the church, which had been sanctified by the recent arrival of some saintly relics from Rome, tried talking to the demon living in the girl’s body.
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Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The visit of the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas is also a reminder of the great gift of his saintly scholarship.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The nature of partisan politics guarantees that flawed political candidates will be transmuted by their champions into saintly men of destiny.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
There was way too much of the saintly Taylor — she’s-going-to-save-every-one-of-us — Swift.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The visit of the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas is also a reminder of the great gift of his saintly scholarship.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The nature of partisan politics guarantees that flawed political candidates will be transmuted by their champions into saintly men of destiny.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
There was way too much of the saintly Taylor — she’s-going-to-save-every-one-of-us — Swift.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Saintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saintly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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