Definitions

sainted

[seyn-tid] / ˈseɪn tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

holy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

divine hallowed humble pure revered righteous spiritual sublime

STRONG

believing clean devotional faithful good innocent moral perfect upright

WEAK

angelic blessed chaste consecrated dedicated devoted devout faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly immaculate just messianic pietistic pious prayerful reverent sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spotless uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly venerable venerated virtuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt irreligious

STRONG

bad dishonest evil immoral imprecise impure inaccurate incomplete sinful uncertain unreliable unvirtuous vile

WEAK

depraved irreverent sacrilegious unholy unsacred wicked

ADJECTIVE

pietistic

Synonyms

STRONG

pietistical

WEAK

angelic believing blessed chaste clean consecrated dedicated devoted devotional devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godlike godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pious prayerful pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous

ADJECTIVE

pietistical

Synonyms

STRONG

pietistic

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

prayerful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaste devotional godlike

WEAK

angelic believing blessed clean consecrated dedicated devoted devout divine faithful faultless glorified god-fearing godly good hallowed humble immaculate innocent just moral perfect pietistic pietistical pious pure religious revered reverent righteous sacrosanct saintlike saintly sanctified seraphic spiritual spotless sublime uncorrupt undefiled untainted unworldly upright venerable venerated virtuous

ADJECTIVE

saintly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angelic pious upstanding

WEAK

beatific blameless blessed devout divine god-fearing godly holy pure religious saintlike seraph sinless upright virtuous worthy

Antonyms

WEAK

bad sinful unholy unrighteous wicked

Example Sentences

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Cheering would have been the sainted Leon Panetta, former congressman, defense secretary and CIA chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

In his travels, Tocqueville saw pieces of the famous Plymouth Rock all over: used as doorstops, as paperweights, set in the centers of mantels like the mandibles of sainted martyrs.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

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

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024

The sainted man kindly directed my husband to a urinal and then escorted him outside, handing me his clothing with sympathy and obvious relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

“I don’t want to hear her sainted name cross your decadent lips.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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