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SAINTHOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The status and dignity of a saint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sainthood" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
saint (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
saint (person of exceptional holiness)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Saints collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("sainthood" is a kind of...):
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
Meronyms (members of "sainthood"):
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Derivation:
saint (person of exceptional holiness)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
