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1 goedheilig
adj. saintly, pertaining to a saint; appropriate for a saint; holy, sacred, hallowed -
2 volmaakt
adj. perfect, complete, finished, absolute, thorough paced, consummate, exquisite, mint, plumb, saintlike, saintly--------adv. perfectly, ideally, full -
3 vroom
adj. pious, devout, devotional, godly, saintlike, saintly, serious--------adv. piously, devoutly -
4 heilig
1 [met betrekking tot God/Christus/personen] holy♦voorbeelden:iemand heilig verklaren • canonize someone〈 figuurlijk〉 hij is een boef, maar nog heilig bij zijn broer vergeleken • he is a crook, but a saint compared with his brotherhet Heilige Land • the Holy Landde heilige Mis • Holy Massde heilige stad • the Holy Cityde zondag heilig houden • observe the Lord's Dayhet heilige der heiligen • the holy of holiesII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:een heilig ontzag voor iemand hebben • stand in great awe of someonede nagedachtenis van haar moeder bewaarde zij heilig • she cherished the memory of her motherhem is niets heilig • nothing is sacred to him3 heilige eerbied • great/profound respecthet is mij heilige ernst • I am dead(ly) seriousik was in de heilige overtuiging dat zij nog leefde • I was firmly convinced that she was still alivehet is de heilige waarheid • it is gospel truthiets heilig beloven • promise something solemnlyik heb het me heilig voorgenomen (om …) • I am firmly determined (to …)je kunt er heilig van op aan • you can be dead sure (of that) -
5 heilige
1 saint♦voorbeelden:hij is ook geen heilige • he is no saintmet een gezicht als van een heilige • with a saintly face -
6 met een gezicht als van een heilige
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Saintly — Saint ly, a. [Compar. {Saintlier}; superl. {Saintliest}.] Like a saint; becoming a holy person. [1913 Webster] So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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saintly — UK [ˈseɪntlɪ] / US adjective Word forms saintly : adjective saintly comparative saintlier superlative saintliest very good, or holy Derived word: saintliness noun uncountable … English dictionary
saintly — saintliness, n. /saynt lee/, adj., saintlier, saintliest. pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives. [1650 60; SAINT + LY] * * * … Universalium
saintly — adjective holy, characteristic of a saint Sophie led a saintly life. Syn: holy, pious … Wiktionary
saintly — saint|ly [ˈseıntli] adj completely good and honest, with no faults ▪ She led a saintly and blameless life. >saintliness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
saintly — adjective seeming to be completely good and honest, with no faults: a doctor who had led a saintly and blameless life saintliness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English