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sainted

[seyn-tid] / ˈseɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
holy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
divine hallowed humble pure revered righteous spiritual sublime
STRONG
believing clean devotional faithful good innocent moral perfect upright
WEAK
angelic blessed chaste consecrated dedicated devoted devout faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly immaculate just messianic pietistic pious prayerful reverent sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spotless uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly venerable venerated virtuous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
corrupt irreligious
STRONG
bad dishonest evil immoral imprecise impure inaccurate incomplete sinful uncertain unreliable unvirtuous vile
WEAK
depraved irreverent sacrilegious unholy unsacred wicked
ADJECTIVE
pietistic
Synonyms
STRONG
pietistical
WEAK
angelic believing blessed chaste clean consecrated dedicated devoted devotional devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pious prayerful pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous
ADJECTIVE
pietistical
Synonyms
STRONG
pietistic
WEAK
angelic believing blessed chaste clean consecrated dedicated devoted devotional devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pious prayerful pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous
ADJECTIVE
prayerful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaste devotional godlike
WEAK
angelic believing blessed clean consecrated dedicated devoted devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pietistic pietistical pious pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous
ADJECTIVE
saintly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angelic pious upstanding
WEAK
beatific blameless blessed devout divine god-fearing godly holy pure religious saintlike seraph sinless upright virtuous worthy
Antonyms
WEAK
bad sinful unholy unrighteous wicked

Example Sentences

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Cheering would have been the sainted Leon Panetta, former congressman, defense secretary and CIA chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Francis, now retired in the Sierra foothills, is quite mindful of the Carter narrative — lousy president, sainted ex-president — and reacted to its mention in a tone that mixed weariness with resignation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

In his travels, Tocqueville saw pieces of the famous Plymouth Rock all over: used as doorstops, as paperweights, set in the centers of mantels like the mandibles of sainted martyrs.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

Even the sainted John McCain and Ronald Reagan failed in their first attempts.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024

Call’s cuss words were taught to him by his sainted grandmother and tended to be as quaint as the clothes she made for him.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.