Sainted
[seintid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Saint
(a.) Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.
(a.) Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Consecrated, sacred, holy.[2]. Canonized.
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Examples
- He is the very picture of his sainted mother over the mantelpiece--Griselda of the noble house of Binkie. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Oh, my sainted mother! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The noble Athelstane of Coningsburgh is no more--the last sprout of the sainted Confessor! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Consider, unhappy woman, what could the sainted Edward himself do for thee, were he here in bodily presence? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Boy, said Mr. Turveydrop, it is well that your sainted mother is spared this pang. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In some respects, he treads in the footsteps of his sainted mother. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- No one, not even Amy, will call my affection for that beloved, that sainted parent, in question. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- If the spirit of a sainted wooman hovers above us and looks down on the occasion, that, and your constant affection, will be my recompense. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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