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词汇 saintly
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Definition of saintly in English:

saintly

adjectivesaintlier, saintliest ˈseɪntliˈseɪntli
  • 1Very holy or virtuous.

    神圣的,圣洁的;至善的;道德高尚的

    a truly saintly woman

    一个真正圣洁的女人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The man's upturned eyes and tilted head play off traditional saintly poses in Spanish religious sculpture.
    • Similarly, on other occasions, pictures or images of gurus and saintly people have been seen miraculously to produce holy water or ash.
    • In fact, those compelled to eat perfectly organic, nutritious, pure foods often feel a step above the rest of us - saintly and self-righteous.
    • Clad in a tight-fitting suit that seems one size too short, and clutching his briefcase as if it contained the Holy Grail, he exudes an almost saintly goodness.
    • To paint this man as a saintly, pious ‘spiritual leader’ is obscene.
    • His film includes a wonderful scene where Sister Bridget cries when watching The Bells Of Saint Mary's, obviously sees herself in the saintly Ingrid Bergman role.
    • While I do think the saints have spiritual maturity, often very saintly people and profoundly religious people struggle with other personality conflicts.
    • Reminiscent of a young Roger Moore, he plays with a sincerity and conviction in keeping with a saintly character who doesn't appear to have a wicked thought or a bad bone in his body.
    • Kinsey is a biopic that does not conspire to paint an immaculate, saintly, and ultimately one-dimensional portrait of its subject.
    • He would above all be remembered as a most saintly Pontiff whose example to young and old alike will long flourish, and be enshrined deep in the hearts of all who loved and respected him.
    • Even where a human life seems to be clearly saintly or sinful, our judgments are not final.
    • In doing so, the first Pope from a united Germany has identified himself with the austere and saintly monk who saved the culture of Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
    • Undertaking religious pilgrimage is a seen as a meritorious practice since it focuses the mind on places associated with the Buddha, saintly people, or holy objects.
    • Through this spiritual revalorization of domestic work, Oralia is also turned into a saintly or angelic figure, albeit a humble one.
    • As our power of resistance has got exhausted, we have shun our frustration, and learnt the enviable and saintly art of satisfaction, stoicism and endurance.
    • The practice of mutual reverence for each other's spiritual and saintly figures will promote genuine mutual respect.
    Synonyms
    holy, godly, pious, God-fearing, religious, devout, spiritual, prayerful, blessed
    virtuous, righteous, good, moral, ethical, unworldly, innocent, sinless, blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, stainless, spotless, uncorrupted, pure, sainted, saintlike, angelic
    1. 1.1 Relating to a saint.
      圣徒的;圣人的;圣徒似的;圣人似的
      a crypt for some saintly relic

      存放圣徒某些遗物的教堂地下室。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Worship of saintly relics became a pressing theological concern in the high Middle Ages.
      • The new film deals with the infamous Borgia family which produced no less than two saintly Popes in Italy during the 14th and 15th century.
      • Somehow, though, the body and its components have recently gained the holy quality previously reserved for saintly relics.

Definition of saintly in US English:

saintly

adjectiveˈsāntlēˈseɪntli
  • 1Very holy or virtuous.

    神圣的,圣洁的;至善的;道德高尚的

    a truly saintly woman

    一个真正圣洁的女人。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Through this spiritual revalorization of domestic work, Oralia is also turned into a saintly or angelic figure, albeit a humble one.
    • Even where a human life seems to be clearly saintly or sinful, our judgments are not final.
    • Undertaking religious pilgrimage is a seen as a meritorious practice since it focuses the mind on places associated with the Buddha, saintly people, or holy objects.
    • Reminiscent of a young Roger Moore, he plays with a sincerity and conviction in keeping with a saintly character who doesn't appear to have a wicked thought or a bad bone in his body.
    • The man's upturned eyes and tilted head play off traditional saintly poses in Spanish religious sculpture.
    • Clad in a tight-fitting suit that seems one size too short, and clutching his briefcase as if it contained the Holy Grail, he exudes an almost saintly goodness.
    • The practice of mutual reverence for each other's spiritual and saintly figures will promote genuine mutual respect.
    • In doing so, the first Pope from a united Germany has identified himself with the austere and saintly monk who saved the culture of Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
    • Similarly, on other occasions, pictures or images of gurus and saintly people have been seen miraculously to produce holy water or ash.
    • To paint this man as a saintly, pious ‘spiritual leader’ is obscene.
    • As our power of resistance has got exhausted, we have shun our frustration, and learnt the enviable and saintly art of satisfaction, stoicism and endurance.
    • While I do think the saints have spiritual maturity, often very saintly people and profoundly religious people struggle with other personality conflicts.
    • He would above all be remembered as a most saintly Pontiff whose example to young and old alike will long flourish, and be enshrined deep in the hearts of all who loved and respected him.
    • In fact, those compelled to eat perfectly organic, nutritious, pure foods often feel a step above the rest of us - saintly and self-righteous.
    • Kinsey is a biopic that does not conspire to paint an immaculate, saintly, and ultimately one-dimensional portrait of its subject.
    • His film includes a wonderful scene where Sister Bridget cries when watching The Bells Of Saint Mary's, obviously sees herself in the saintly Ingrid Bergman role.
    Synonyms
    holy, godly, pious, god-fearing, religious, devout, spiritual, prayerful, blessed
    1. 1.1 Relating to a saint.
      圣徒的;圣人的;圣徒似的;圣人似的
      a crypt for some saintly relic

      存放圣徒某些遗物的教堂地下室。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Somehow, though, the body and its components have recently gained the holy quality previously reserved for saintly relics.
      • The new film deals with the infamous Borgia family which produced no less than two saintly Popes in Italy during the 14th and 15th century.
      • Worship of saintly relics became a pressing theological concern in the high Middle Ages.
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