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Dictionary: saint·ly   (sānt') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
Of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint.

saintliness saint'li·ness n.

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adjective

    Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, devout, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious. See religion.

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adj

Definition: good, righteous
Antonyms: bad, sinful, unholy, unrighteous, wicked

adv

Definition: righteous
Antonyms: sinful, unholy


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  Synonyms: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, sainted


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hellig, helgenagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
heilig, vroom, hemels

Français (French)
adj. - plein de bonté, de saint

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heilig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άγιος, αγιοπρεπής, ευσεβής, ενάρετος

Italiano (Italian)
santo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - santo

Русский (Russian)
святой, праведный, безгрешный, подобающий святому

Español (Spanish)
adj. - santo, piadoso, devoto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - helgonlik, helig, from

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
圣徒般的, 道德崇高的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聖徒般的, 道德崇高的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성인 같은, 덕망 높은, 거룩한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 聖徒らしい, 徳の高い, 気高い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كالقديس, ورع, طاهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קדוש, כיאה לקדוש‬


 
 
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