saintly

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: saint=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

saintly, a. 

 Like a saint; becoming a holy person.  [1913 Webster]
"So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

saintly, adj. (saintlier, saintliest) very holy or virtuous.

Derivative

saintliness n.

THESAURUS

saintly

Christlike, Christly, Elysian, God-fearing, angelic, archangelic, beatific, beatified, blameless, blessed, blissful, canonized, celestial, cherubic, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devout, divine, empyreal, empyrean, glorified, godlike, godly, godly-minded, good, hallowed, heavenly, holy, holy-minded, honest, in glory, just, martyred, moral, otherworldly, paradisiac, paradisial, paradisian, paradisic, pious, pure, pure in heart, purehearted, redeemed, right-minded, righteous, sainted, saintlike, sanctified, saved, seraph, seraphic, set apart, spiritual, spiritual-minded, straight, sublime, unearthly, unworldly, upright, upstanding, virtuous, worthy

ROGET THESAURUS

saintly

Angel

N angel, archangel, guardian angel, heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God, seraph, seraphim, cherub, cherubim, ministering spirit, morning star, saint, patron saint, Madonna, invisible helpers, angelic, seraphic, cherubic, saintly.

Piety

N piety, religion, theism, faith, religiousness, holiness, saintship, religionism, sanctimony, reverence, humility, veneration, devotion, prostration, grace, unction, edification, sanctity, sanctitude, consecration, spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness, theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ, believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist, the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect, Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame, Our Lady, the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light, pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, heavenly- minded, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic, saintly, saint-like, seraphic, sacred, solemn, believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic, elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, regenerated, inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, not of the earth, ne vile fano, pure-eyed Faith, thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.

Virtue

N virtue, virtuousness, morality, moral rectitude, integrity, nobleness, morals, ethics, cardinal virtues, merit, worth, desert, excellence, credit, self-control, self-denial, well-doing, good actions, good behavior, discharge of duty, fulfillment of duty, performance of duty, well-spent life, innocence, virtuous, good, innocent, meritorious, deserving, worthy, desertful, correct, dutiful, duteous, moral, right, righteous, right- minded, well-intentioned, creditable, laudable, commendable, praiseworthy, above all praise, beyond all praise, excellent, admirable, sterling, pure, noble, whole-souled, exemplary, matchless, peerless, saintly, saint-like, heaven-born, angelic, seraphic, godlike, virtuously, adj, e merito, esse quam videri bonus malebat, Schonheit vergeht Tugend besteht, virtue the greatest of all monarchies, virtus laudatur et alget, virtus vincit invidiam.