saintly
adjective
pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint.
saintliness
-
a word derived from
saintly.
Example Sentences
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Kelly's reputation never approximated such saintliness, but he's still the man whose biggest hit "I Believe I Can Fly" was played and sung in church services and graduation ceremonies for years.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
He was so taken with her charisma and saintliness that he says he remembered exclaiming: “I want to be like this. Wow!”
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Her proposals for internationally overseen mass migrations and grand-scale geoengineering require faith in widespread saintliness and wisdom that humankind has yet to show.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
It’s a vision of saintliness that doesn’t account for her 87 years of activism and travel, most of them spent as a full-fledged adult with radical politics.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2021
And if ever my faith in the essential saintliness of humans becomes tattered, I shall think of that evil-looking man.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
