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odour of sanctity

Noun

Meaning

(chiefly Christianity, especially Middle Ages) A sweet smell, usually likened to flowers, said to be emitted by the corpses, or even the living bodies, of saints.

(by extension, of people) A state of or reputation for holiness.
to die in odour of sanctity

(by extension) A general aura of holiness.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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