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adj.good, righteous

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Given the late Alex Trebek’s saintly reputation, and the fact that “Jeopardy!”

IS MAYIM BIALIK’S DUBIOUS SCIENCE GOING TO BE ‘JEOPARDY!’S’ NEXT BIG HEADACHE?EMILY YAHRAUGUST 27, 2021WASHINGTON POST

For much of her lifetime, she and her music stood in the shadow of her husband, the late John Coltrane, a jazz titan and a near saintly figure in 20th-century American music.

ALICE COLTRANE IS FINALLY HERALDED AS A JAZZ GREAT. A NEW REISSUE DOESN’T DO HER JUSTICE.ANDY BETAJULY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Following the incident, she has chosen self-exile, turning her back on her friends and community, even changing her name from Katie to Maud, which she believes is more saintly.

ONE GOOD THING: THE GORGEOUS HORROR MOVIE ST. MAUD FINDS RELIGIOUS ECSTASY IN SELF-DESTRUCTIONAJA ROMANOMAY 14, 2021VOX

Not quite Jesus making wine, but there’s something saintly about a smoother southside mojito that helps save our oceans.

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Yet, I dare any reader, no matter how saintly, not to love him.

HIGHSMITH AT 100: LITERARY LEGACY MARRED BY RACISMKATHI WOLFEFEBRUARY 10, 2021WASHINGTON BLADE

Woman is a saintly and noble creature, but almost always misunderstood, and nearly always misjudged because she is misunderstood.

JUANAHONORE DE BALZAC

Back, back, good Christians, the saintly Peter will come and speak to you under the great tree.

GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS

I made a great effort, once more dismissed the recollections of the night, and fell once more to brooding on my saintly poetess.

THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOLUME XXIROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

He enjoined that the saintly teacher, having food and raiment of the most homely kind, ought therewith to be content.

ANCIENT FAITHS AND MODERNTHOMAS INMAN

Saintly pastors of the flock, like Carlo Borrommeo, carried on a crusade against these corruptors of public morals.

THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT CARLO GOZZI; VOLUME THE FIRSTCOUNT CARLO GOZZI

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