SAINTLY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
marked by utter benignity
Example: resembling or befitting an angel or saint; angelic beneficence; a beatific smile; a saintly concern for his fellow men; my sainted mother
Synonyms
Saintly, Saintlike, Beatific, Sainted, Angelical
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "saintly" comes from Middle English *saintli.
🔗 Related Words
saint – A related word in the same word family.
ly – A related word in the same word family.
saintlike – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Proto-Indo-European is the ancestor of over 400 languages spoken by nearly half the world's population.