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sainthood

[ seynt-hoo d ]

/ ˈseɪnt hʊd /

noun

the character or status of a saint.

saints collectively.

Also saint·dom

[seynt-duh m] /ˈseɪnt dəm/.

Origin of sainthood

First recorded in 1540–50; saint + -hood

Words nearby sainthood

sainte anne de beaupré, sainte foy, sainte-beuve, sainted, saintfoin, sainthood, saintly, saintpaulia, saintsbury, saintship, saionji

Example sentences from the Web for sainthood

When John Paul II died in 2005, pilgrims held signs and chanted “santo subito,” or “sainthood now,” at his funeral.

After Second Approved Miracle, Pope John Paul II Likely to Become a Saint |Barbie Latza Nadeau |July 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
More than a million followers came to Rome for the beatification, and many more are expected when he escalates to sainthood.

After Second Approved Miracle, Pope John Paul II Likely to Become a Saint |Barbie Latza Nadeau |July 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Just remember that to quality for sainthood, you need more than four and a half games as a starter.

Jeremy Lin Already a Legend? Reality-Checking the Hype |Buzz Bissinger |February 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Vatican uses graphology to examine the lives of candidates for sainthood.

For Presidential Hopefuls, the Handwriting Says It All |Sheila Kurtz |January 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Is a formal declaration of sainthood the imminent next step.

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |August 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Neither was this allusion to sainthood quite to have been looked for, from his lips.

Faith Gartney's Girlhood |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Above all, he had the indubitable evidence of sainthood, a halo.

The Gentle Reader |Samuel McChord Crothers
It takes some qualifications for sainthood to hold open for another the door of a paradise you may not enter yourself.

The Head Girl at the Gables |Angela Brazil
She herself has been elevated to sainthood as the patronne of the vagabond gipsies of all the world.

The Automobilist Abroad |M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
They are rarely saints but, unlike many of us who once had the capacity for sainthood, they are not dreadful sinners.

Preaching and Paganism |Albert Parker Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for sainthood

sainthood

/ (ˈseɪnthʊd) /

noun

the state or character of being a saint

saints collectively