saintly

IPA: sˈeɪntɫi

adjective

Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.

Examples of "saintly" in Sentences

He was known for his saintly leanings to Sufism.
It was written by the saintly philosopher Nischaldas.
He was a saintly and missionary bishop of the church.
"Is that what you call saintly, spending all your time with Lady
On July 29, 1894, God called my saintly and much-tried Father to
They chant in unison the eulogies of the saintly song of holy prophet.
On July 29, 1894, God called my saintly and much-tried Father to Himself.
The problem of demarcation also plagues the paradigm case of supererogatory behavior, the so-called saintly and heroic acts.
It results in the kind of character that is known as saintly, and is generally accompanied by a strong deficiency in the matter of humour.
When I was a baby and toddler, I learned to walk by hanging onto the head and ears of a very patient - one might say "saintly" - basset hound named Rebel.
After breakfast, having satisfied himself before the mirror that his dress was faultless, and his expression saintly, he went out and travelled by rail from Sloane Square to West Kensington, whence he walked to Laurel Grove.
The resignation might almost be called saintly, were it not that it seems to spring rather from the natural melancholy and sadness of Shakespeare's disposition; “the world is a hard, all-hating world,” he seems to say, “and misery is the natural lot of man; defeat comes to all; why should I hope for any better fortune?”
The resignation might almost be called saintly, were it not that it seems to spring rather from the natural melancholy and sadness of Shakespeare's disposition; "the world is a hard, all-hating world," he seems to say, "and misery is the natural lot of man; defeat comes to all; why should I hope for any better fortune?"

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