as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
a saintly man who devoted his life to caring for the dying
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Recent Examples of saintly
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saintly
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Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If some punters were irritatingly pious, many also had the time of their life.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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Her father, a devout Catholic, later took the throne as James II.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Benson, a devout Catholic and close friend of local Archbishop Gregory Aymond, shared Bensel’s offer to help Aymond prepare for the fallout, according to the reports.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rome allowed local religious authorities some measure of influence and control, and in this city, that was the Jewish council who oversaw religious life.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The shorts, led by some wayward sell-side analysts, didn’t realize that Noto is turning this into one of the sainted fintechs out there, like a Block (formerly Square) or a PayPal or an Affirm .—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Who knew that banning books, paying teachers pitiful salaries and threatening them with jail if they were caught with salacious book titles would be the holy grail of student success?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The government even organized helicopters to shower flower petals on the saints and seers taking a holy dip.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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His live version from Live at Sin-e is a reverent prayer, as spiritual, sensual and truthful as any song will ever hear.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Lying underneath a reverent mural of George Washington, Carter’s casket was surrounded by a silent crowd of mourners and military guards.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Saintly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saintly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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