# sainted

Pronunciation: US say "SAYNT-id" /ˈseɪntɪd/; UK say "SUHNT-id" /ˈsən(t)ɪd/

## Adjective

1. Formally declared a saint, or held in reverence as if one.
   - Simple: Officially named a saint, or honored as if holy.
   - _Pilgrims traveled for weeks to honor the sainted bishop at his shrine._
   - _The sainted hermit was remembered for the miracles attributed to him._
2. Devoutly religious and morally pure; saintly in conduct.
   - Simple: Living in a very holy, good, and religious way.
   - _Her sainted patience with difficult patients impressed every doctor on the ward._
   - _He led a sainted life of charity that won the respect of the whole parish._
3. Greatly admired and almost universally respected.
   - Simple: Loved and respected by very many people.
   - _The sainted coach could do no wrong in the eyes of the local press._
   - _Critics treated the sainted director's early films as untouchable masterpieces._
4. A fond term applied to a beloved person who has died, used when speaking of them affectionately.
   - Simple: A loving word used before the name of a dead family member or friend.
   - _She still cooks the stew her sainted mother taught her as a girl._
   - _Whenever the topic came up, he'd nod toward his sainted uncle's old chair._

## Verb

5. Simple past and past participle of saint. — simple past and past participle of saint
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of saint. Use it when the act of naming a saint already happened.
   - _The Vatican sainted the friar after confirming two miracles._
   - _Joan of Arc was sainted nearly five hundred years after she died._

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