Synonyms of sainthood

sainthood

noun

ˈsānt-ˌhu̇d 

as in holiness

the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous

because of his years of dedicated service to the church, they considered him a perfect example of sainthood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiness
• spirituality
• saintliness
• sanctity
• devotion
• morality
• prayerfulness
• godliness
• devoutness
• blessedness
• piety
• virtue
• saintship
• goodness
• religiousness
• piousness
• asceticism
• consecration
• righteousness
• sacredness
• virtuousness
• rectitude
• uprightness
• priestliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impiety
• godlessness
• unholiness
• irreverence
• ungodliness
• sinfulness
• wickedness
• depravity
• vileness
• hypocrisy
• heinousness
• monstrosity
• evilness
• sanctimony
• blasphemousness
• sanctimoniousness
• sacrilegiousness
• depravedness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sainthood

Then, there was a horrific assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, vaulting him to practical sainthood among a constituency that’s already often compared to a cult. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024

In the Catholic faith, sainthood is reserved for those who have lived a life of heroic virtues, acted as a martyr or taken part in miracles. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 July 2024

That left one final step, completed Monday, when the Vatican announced the pope had decreed the canonization would go ahead after cardinals convened by the pope voted in favor of Acutis’ sainthood, along with 14 others. —Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 July 2024

In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 June 2024