1. saintly - Adjective
3. saintly - Adjective Satellite
Like a saint; becoming a holy person.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEven if it were proven that God didn't exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine. Charles Baudelaire
Love of the absolute engenders a predilection for self-destruction. Hence the passion for monasteries and brothels. Cells and women, in both cases. Weariness with life fares well in the shadow of whores and saintly women. Emil Cioran
I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly. Umberto Eco
Severe and saintly righteousness Composed the clear white bridal dress; Jesus, the Son of Heaven's high King Bought with his blood the marriage ring. Charles Lamb
A dispassionate white sun shone at the summit of the sky. I wanted to hone myself on it till I grew saintly and thin and essential as the blade of a knife. Sylvia Plath
Never spread your corn to dry before the door of a saintly man. Spanish Proverb