Saint"ess, n. A female saint. [R.] Bp. Fisher.
Saint"hood (?), n. 1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a
saint. Walpole.
2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered
collectively.
It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might
endanger the reign of the military sainthood.
Sir W. Scott.
Saint"ish, a. Somewhat saintlike; - - used ironically.
Saint"ism (?), n. The character or quality of saints; also,
hypocritical pretense of holiness. Wood.
Saint"like` (?), a. Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a
saint; saintly.
Glossed over only with a saintlike show.
Dryden.
Saint"li*ness (?), n. Quality of being saintly.
Saint"ly, a. [Compar. Saintlier (?); superl. Saintliest.] Like a saint;
becoming a holy person.
So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity.
Milton.
Saint*ol"o*gist (?), n. [Saint + -logy + -ist.] (Theol.) One who writes
the lives of saints. [R.]
Saint"ship, n. The character or qualities of a saint.
Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an (?), n. A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who
died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in
common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the
members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which
exist. Brande & C.
Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an*ism (?), n. The principles, doctrines, or practice
of the Saint-Simonians; -- called also Saint- Simonism.