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saint·ly [ˈseɪntli] ADJ

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

her saintly manner concealed a devious mind
hinter ihrer Frömmlerei verbarg sich ein hinterhältiges Wesen

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His other mystical experiences included claims of visits to the saintly and angelic realms, and visions of the more distant future.
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She went in search of fellow seekers or sharanas because the company of the saintly or sajjana sanga is believed to hasten learning.
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He was of saintly nature from the very birth.
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The mendacity that now pollutes the politics of this nation provokes a degree of understandable cynicism that makes trust an almost saintly virtue.
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Inscribed on the "nishidhigal" were epitaphs that immortalized and described the scholarly and saintly achievements of the desceased one, man or woman.
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Some people want to exult your decision to adopt into something almost saintly.
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Whilst certainly not a prig, he could not with justice have been placed in the saintly category.
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His desire for the saintly life was strong, however, and the next time he succeeded.
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He focused on ethical rather than doctrinal messages, often drawing from the lives of saints or saintly contemporaries as examples.
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The saintly bishop devoted himself with great zeal to his pastoral duty.
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