Saintly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪntli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪntli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪntli/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪntli/.

Examples

angelic beneficence
a beatific smile
a saintly concern for his fellow men

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

angelical angelic sainted beatific saintlike

Parts of Speech

adjective

marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

“angelic beneficence”

Word Forms

angel	noun	person of exceptional holiness
saint	noun	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
saintliness	noun	the quality of resembling a saint

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heilig

gekennzeichnet durch völlige Güte; einem Engel oder Heiligen ähneln oder ihm angemessen sind

🇫🇷French

saint

marqué par une totale bénignité; ressemblant ou digne d'un ange ou d'un saint

🇪🇸Spanish

santo

marcado por absoluta benignidad; parecido o propio de un ángel o santo

🇮🇹Italian

santo

segnato da assoluta benignità; somigliante o adatto ad un angelo o ad un santo

🇳🇱Dutch

heilig

gekenmerkt door uiterste goedaardigheid; die lijkt op of past bij een engel of heilige

🇵🇹Portuguese

santo

marcado por total benignidade; semelhante ou condizente com um anjo ou santo

🇷🇺Russian

святой

отмечен полной добротой; напоминающий или подобающий ангелу или святому

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुण्य

पूर्ण सौम्यता द्वारा चिह्नित; किसी देवदूत या संत के सदृश या उसके अनुरूप

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধু

সম্পূর্ণ সৌম্য দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; একটি দেবদূত বা সাধুর অনুরূপ বা উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

புனிதமான

முற்றிலும் நற்குணத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது; ஒரு தேவதை அல்லது துறவியை ஒத்த அல்லது பொருத்தமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధువు

పూర్తి నిరపాయతతో గుర్తించబడింది; దేవదూత లేదా సెయింట్‌ను పోలి ఉంటుంది లేదా తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

साधु

पूर्णपणे सौम्यता द्वारे चिन्हांकित; देवदूत किंवा संत सारखे किंवा योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંત

સંપૂર્ણ સૌમ્યતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; દેવદૂત અથવા સંત જેવું અથવા યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸೌಮ್ಯತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ದೇವತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತನನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശുദ്ധൻ

തികച്ചും സൗമ്യതയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; ഒരു മാലാഖയെയോ വിശുദ്ധനെയോ അനുസ്മരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ അനുയോജ്യമോ ആയത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤ

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਉਦਾਰਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سادگی سے

سراسر نرمی سے نشان زد؛ فرشتہ یا سنت سے مشابہت یا موزوں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神圣的

以完全的仁慈为标志；类似于或适合天使或圣人

🇯🇵Japanese

聖人的な

まったくの良性が特徴。天使や聖人に似ている、またはそれにふさわしい

🇰🇷Korean

성스러운

완전히 온화한 성격으로 표시됩니다. 천사나 성자를 닮았거나 어울리는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thánh thiện

được đánh dấu bằng sự lành tính hoàn toàn; giống hoặc phù hợp với một thiên thần hoặc vị thánh

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างนักบุญ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความมีน้ำใจอันสูงสุด; คล้ายหรือเหมาะสมกับเทวดาหรือนักบุญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

suci

ditandai dengan sikap ramah; menyerupai atau cocok dengan malaikat atau orang suci

🇵🇭Filipino

banal

minarkahan ng lubos na kabaitan; kahawig o angkop sa isang anghel o santo

🇲🇾Malay

secara suci

ditandakan dengan sifat jinak; menyerupai atau sesuai dengan malaikat atau wali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قديس

تتميز بالود المطلق. يشبه أو يليق بملاك أو قديس

🇮🇷Persian

مقدس

مشخص شده با خیرخواهی کامل؛ شبیه یا شایسته یک فرشته یا قدیس است

🇹🇷Turkish

azizce

mutlak iyi huylulukla işaretlenmiş; bir meleğe veya azize benzeyen veya ona yakışan

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָדוֹשׁ

מסומן בטוב לב מוחלט; דומה או הולם מלאך או קדוש

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The primary meaning of 'saintly' is 'marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint'.

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