sainthood

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sainthood

noun sainthoods

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being a saint. He passed over several archbishops who would traditionally become cardinals to promote Gregory. He also moved Augustine Tolton, who died in 1897 after becoming the first African American priest, one step closer to sainthood.
  2. countable, uncountable Saints collectively.
  3. countable, uncountable A religious practice or institution involving the recognition and veneration of saints.

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noun state of being a saint

Españolsantidad
Françaissainteté
Românăsfințenie, caracter sfânt
Русскийсвя́тость svjátostʹ

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"sainthood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sainthood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sainthood_2026,
  title = {sainthood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sainthood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}