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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Resembling a saint; saintly: as, a saintlike prince.
  • Suiting a saint; befitting a saint.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

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