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Synonyms for saintly

  • adjective

Most common

holy pious angelic sainted

All synonyms

Adjective

pious, sainted, holy, good, angelic, devout, righteous, spiritual, godly, beatific, heavenly, pure, pyore US, saintlike, angelical, celestial, seraphic, sainty informal rare

Antonyms

superbad

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.

    Sophie led a saintly life.

Example sentences

  • holy The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.
  • pious Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
  • angelic Saida Muhametzianova sings with her angelic voice.
  • sainted I did it for my sainted mother who is in heaven.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
saintlyrising
holyrising
pioussteady
angelicrising
saintedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
good1, holy2, pure1
5 letters
pious2, godly2, pyore
6 letters
devout2, sainty
7 letters
angelic3, sainted2
8 letters
heavenly3, beatific, seraphic
9 letters
spiritual4, righteous2, celestial3, angelical, saintlike

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy2 = 2 syllables).