Translations for „sainthood“ in the English » German Dictionary

saint·hood [ˈseɪnthʊd] N no pl

1. sainthood:

sainthood (character)

Heiligkeit f

sainthood (status)

Stand m der Heiligkeit

to confer sainthood on sb

jdn heiligsprechen [o. in den Stand der Heiligkeit erheben]

2. sainthood (group):

sainthood

die [Gemeinschaft der] Heiligen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to confer sainthood on sb

jdn heiligsprechen [o. in den Stand der Heiligkeit erheben]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two verified miracles must be attributed to a deceased candidate for sainthood before he or she can be canonized.

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This frightened away the soldiers and allowed a miraculous snow to cover her nakedness, its whiteness indicating her sainthood.

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He neither intends to mock religion by exalting love beside it, nor aims to poke fun at love by comparing it to sainthood.

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