sainted

[seyn-tid]

adjective

1. enrolled among the saints.

2. being a saint in heaven.

3. sacred or hallowed.

4. like a saint; saintly.

sainted

/ ˈseɪntɪd /

adjective

1. canonized

2. like a saint in character or nature

3. hallowed or holy

Other Word Forms

• unsainted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sainted¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; saint + -ed ²

Example Sentences

After all, the man who patented and popularized the negative narrative about Social Security and Medicare bankrupting the country was the sainted Ronald Reagan, who built his political career on it.

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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.

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This she did share with Queen Victoria, who held séances, yearning for a little chat with her beloved ectoplasmic late husband, the sainted Prince Albert.

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

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He’s been babbling that for years, since the administration of Republicans’ sainted Ronald Reagan.

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Related Words

• divine 
• hallowed 
• humble 
• pure 
• revered 
• righteous 
• spiritual 
• sublime