sainted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb hold sacred
    enshrine; saint.
  2. verb declare (a dead person) to be a saint
    canonize; canonise; saint.
    • After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
  3. adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
    saintly; angelic; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
    • angelic beneficence
    • a beatific smile
    • a saintly concern for his fellow men
    • my sainted mother

WordNet

Saint"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. "A most sainted king." Shak.
    Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton.
  2. Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead.

Webster 1913