sainthood
pronunciation
How to pronounce sainthood in British English:
UK [ˈseinthud]
How to pronounce sainthood in American English:
US [ˈsentˌhʊd]
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- Noun:
- saints collectively
- the status and dignity of a saint
Word Origin
- sainthood (n.)
- 1540s, from saint (n.) + -hood.
Example
- 1. The former pope is now just one stage-canonisation-away from full sainthood .
- 2. Lula has not quite achieved the global renown and secular sainthood of nelson mandela .
- 3. In many places , children who die or people who suffer unpleasant deaths can be granted a kind of sainthood and asked to intervene on behalf of the living .
- 4. Although mandela has achieved near sainthood in his home country , it would be wrong to say there are no blemishes on his record .
- 5. Adherents of jainism in india sometimes even starve themselves to death in striving for sainthood .