sainted
adj 4
Collocations
1SAINTED + NOUN
memory, mother
Definitions
adj
1
Made 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.
3
Pious, saintly.
4
Much admired.
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Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.
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My sainted mother never had an evening dress.
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After his death, he was sainted.
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I did it for my sainted mother who is in heaven.
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