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Webster 1913 Edition


Sainted

Saint′ed

,
Adj.
1.
Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.
“A most sainted king.”
Shak.
Amongst the enthroned gods on
sainted
seats.
Milton.
2.
Entered into heaven; – a euphemism for
dead
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sainted

SA'INTED

, pp.
1.
Canonized; enrolled among the saints.
2.
a. Holy; pious; as, thy father was a most sainted king.
3.
Sacred; as the gods on sainted hills.

Definition 2024


sainted

sainted

English

Verb

sainted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of saint

Adjective

sainted (comparative more sainted, superlative most sainted)

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

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