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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 2025
sainted
sainted
English
Verb
sainted
- simple past tense and past participle of saint
Adjective
sainted (comparative more sainted, superlative most sainted)
- 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