Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint.
1 Five minutes later a thin, saintly - looking young man arrived at the church.
2 The saintly thing to do is make an inquiry ahead of time.
3 A look of dismay appeared on the saintly face of the rector.
4 The condition of the saintly nun became day by day more painful.
5 The learned and saintly Port Royalists, in many respects, were her disciples.
6 We find that error by excess is exemplified by every saintly virtue.
7 Far from being saintly relics, these were pieces of an ancient mummy.
8 Throughout the years his saintly life has been a benediction to me.
9 The saintly voice, like the angelic, is more living than our own.
10 Or one of the bloodless new breed, like the saintly Stella Creasy?
11 The saintly Confessor dealt with his bishops as summarily as Henry VIII.
12 Saint Peter losing his saintly temper over the expansive philanthropy of millionaires.
13 The saintly Fenelon was her friend, but he could not shield her.
14 Around her saintly face there seemed to circle a halo of glory.
15 Your face, Madam, speaks equally of profound sorrows and of saintly resignation.
16 He was a man whose life was more than exemplary-itwas saintly .
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