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Saintly vs Sainted - What's the difference?

saintly | sainted | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between saintly and sainted

is that saintly is like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike while sainted is of or pertaining to a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

As a verb sainted is

past tense of saint.

saintly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
    • Sophie led a saintly life.

    Synonyms

    * holy * pious * saintlike

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    sainted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (saint)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
    • Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.
  • (Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased).
    • My sainted mother never had an evening dress.

    Synonyms

    * (pertaining to a saint) blessed, holy * (of a deceased person) of blessed memory, late, late lamented

    Anagrams

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