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Meaning of "saintliness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAINTLINESS

saintliness  [ˈseɪntlɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAINTLINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saintliness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAINTLINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

saintliness

Saint

A saint is one who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the term "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people," with the Jewish Tzadik, the Islamic Mu'min, the Hindu rishi or guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also referred to as saints. Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either through official church recognition or by popular acclaim. In Christianity, "saint" has a wide variety of meanings, depending on its usage and the denomination. The original Christian usage referred to any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth. In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration, with official church recognition given to some saints through canonization or glorification.

Definition of saintliness in the English dictionary

The definition of saintliness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being like, relating to, or suitable for a saint, esp in being very good or moral in behaviour, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAINTLINESS


beastliness
ˈbiːstlɪnɪs
comeliness
ˈkʌmlɪnɪs
costliness
ˈkɒstlɪnɪs
friendliness
ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs
ghastliness
ˈɡɑːstlɪnɪs
ghostliness
ˈɡəʊstlɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
loveliness
ˈlʌvlɪnɪs
manliness
ˈmænlɪnɪs
portliness
ˈpɔːtlɪnɪs
sightliness
ˈsaɪtlɪnɪs
silliness
ˈsɪlɪnɪs
sprightliness
ˈspraɪtlɪnɪs
stateliness
ˈsteɪtlɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
ugliness
ˈʌɡlɪnɪs
uncourtliness
ʌnˈkɔːtlɪnɪs
unknightliness
ʌnˈnaɪtlɪnɪs
unsightliness
ʌnˈsaɪtlɪnɪs
worldliness
ˈwɜːldlɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAINTLINESS

saint´s day
saintdom
Sainte Foy
Sainte-Beuve
sainted
saintess
saintfoin
sainthood
saintish
saintism
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlily
saintling
saintly
saintpaulia
saints
Saintsbury
saintship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAINTLINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
craziness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
happiness
laziness
loneliness
readiness
rough-and-readiness
show business
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of saintliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «saintliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAINTLINESS

Find out the translation of saintliness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saintliness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saintliness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣洁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

santidad
570 millions of speakers

English

saintliness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साधुता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القداسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

святость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

santidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোপের আখ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sainteté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saintliness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heiligmäßigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

saintliness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숭고함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saintliness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thánh thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

saintliness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

santità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

świętość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

святість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sfințenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heiligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saintliness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saintliness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saintliness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAINTLINESS»

The term «saintliness» is normally little used and occupies the 119.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAINTLINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saintliness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saintliness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saintliness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAINTLINESS»

Discover the use of saintliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saintliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Types of Christian saintliness
"A slight attempt to bring out some of the chief characteristics of Catholic, Protestant, and Liberal Christianity."--Pref.
William Ralph Inge, 1915
2
The Invention of Saintliness
of. Saintliness. The study of saints and saintliness has enjoyed an increase in scholarly interest over the past decades. Historians have gained new insight into the rise and function of holy men and women, holy sites and holy objects, thanks to ...
Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker, 2003
3
Negotiating Sainthood: Distinction, Cursilería and ...
This study demonstrates the previously unrecognised significance of discourses of saintliness for constructions of gender and national identity in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Spanish culture.a Kathy Bacons innovative ...
Kathy Bacon, 2007
4
Holy Living: Saints and Saintliness in Judaism
To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Louis Jacobs, 1990
5
The Ethics of Emmanuel Levinas
in relation to an animal world of instincts and interest, the human is “a new phenomenon” (ibid.). in giving a more determinate and concrete sense of what is new in the advent of the human, levinas speaks of saintliness: With the appearance of ...
Diane Perpich, 2008
6
Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of ...
pages of the Varieties, it would be fascinating to see in what ways James would have altered his assessment of saintliness, if his tacit notions of saintliness had incorporated a wider range of cultural models. James's evaluation of saintliness is ...
George William Barnard, 1997
7
Mesillat Yesharim: The Path of the Upright
h Investigating the Trait of Hasidut n truth, the nature of saintliness requires considerable explanation. There are numerous habits and practices which pass with many people for perfect saintliness, but which are in reality nothing more than the ...
Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, 2011
8
The Great Galeoto; Folly Or Saintliness
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Jos Echegaray, 2008
9
The Presence of Myth
the ideal of one's own saintliness achievable within a framework of a perfect conformity. Apologists will doubtless say that these ideals are not in conflict but fit together perfectly, bound with the tie of ends and means, since Christianity teaches ...
Leszek Kolakowski, 2001
10
Dimensions of Locality: Muslim Saints, Their Place and Space
The Place of Saintliness within the Sociology of Islam This is the second issue of the Yearbook of the Sociology of Islam to be dedicated to saintliness with regard to 'locality', a fact that witnesses the strategic importance of this topic for the ...
Georg Stauth, Joska Samuli Schielke, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAINTLINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saintliness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gang-gang: 100 years ago. Oh valiant soul!
One hundred years ago this week the jingoism-resistant Brisbane Worker ran Arthur Guiterman's new verse about the saintliness of the Great War's nurses and ... «The Canberra Times, Dec 14»
2
If Michael Brown were my black brother...
They laugh at the liberals who support their saintliness when they know that they are sinners. They dishonor punk Michael Brown while they pretend that they ... «American Thinker, Nov 14»
3
Wayne Swan's tale: file under fantasy
That cross he bore lightly; more than ordinary saintliness, however, was required to cope with Kevin Rudd. An outsider (as Greg Combet called Rudd), Wayne ... «The Australian, Aug 14»
4
Hillary Clinton Loves Mother Teresa, Just Not Her Message Against …
Hillary refers to the celebrated Teresa as the “humble Catholic nun whose charity and saintliness made her a global icon.” The former First Lady talks of touring ... «LifeNews.com, Jul 14»
5
Vatican denies 'personal involvement' of John Paul II in Maciel cases
When Msgr. Sławomir Oder was asked whether those investigating the saintliness of John Paul II considered if the late pope had sufficiently handled Maciel, ... «National Catholic Reporter, Apr 14»
6
Cesar Chavez Biographer Aims To Go Beyond Labor Activist's …
Cesar Chavez has been mythologized to the point of saintliness, but one biographer's new book brings the activist's image back down to Earth. By Matthew ... «Mintpress News, Apr 14»
7
Deadpool Vs. Saint George – Reilly Brown On The Power of …
Deadpool Vs. Saint George – Reilly Brown On The Power of Saintliness Vs. Submachine Guns. Posted April 7, 2014 by by Hannah Means Shannon. Comment ... «Bleeding Cool News, Apr 14»
8
The mad, saintly and very funny Irish
However, we're also told that the mythological Patrick has taken over completely – his saintliness is forgotten. How this happened is fascinating. Monks who later ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 14»
9
Caring for the ill can cost you your freedom
Those who are carers for their partners or families are often called saintly: and some are indeed saintly. But saintliness does not come naturally to everyone, and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
10
A sense of saintliness
''What else could you possibly want to know about me?'' Ann Patchett says, laughing at the absurdity of this interview. I have come to Nashville, Tennessee, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Saintliness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/saintliness>. Apr 2024 ».
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