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adj
resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintly, sainted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English saint Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English saintlike From saint + -like.
