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单词 sainthood
释义
sainthood
noun[U]
uk
/ˈseɪnt.hʊd/us
/ˈseɪnt.hʊd/
thefactorpositionof being asaint:
The Pope hadapprovedelevatinghim to sainthood.
Toachievesainthood, twomiraclesarerequired.
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saint
More examples
  • Beatification is the laststepbeforepossiblesainthood.
  • He nowseemsto haveattainedsecularsainthood.
  • He is acandidatefor sainthood.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • hallowed
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  • karma
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  • messianic
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(Definition ofsainthoodfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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An analysis of the construction of the persona of the saint is a critical step in mapping the spatial dimensions ofsainthoodas performed and understood in early modern society.
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An outside observer accordingly might be tempted to interpret the book as a tool for, and a product of, the collective construction and production ofsainthood.
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There is no monopoly of villainy, nor any monopoly ofsainthood.
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My knowledge ofsainthoodand of perfection is extremely limited, like my knowledge of industrial relations.
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Nobody regards that as an act ofsainthood.
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He neither intends to mock religion by exalting love beside it, nor aims to poke fun at love by comparing it tosainthood.
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Two verified miracles must be attributed to a deceased candidate forsainthoodbefore he or she can be canonized.
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Rayburn suggests that the juxtaposition ofsainthoodand martyrdom in may have resulted in the word becoming an honorific title for confessors, martyrs and ascetics.
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It takes concentration to understand that the confused melee is a victory ofsainthood.
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Two angels hover over him, sustaining the crown ofsainthoodabove his mitre.
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This placed her on the path towards possiblesainthood.
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After his death in 1990, his body was found to be corrupt, which is usually considered one of the signs ofsainthood.
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But at very early youthful stage he showed peculiar behaviour ofsainthoodso to tie him to material world parents arranged him a marriage.
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In late 2003, she was beatified, the third step toward possiblesainthood.
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For the next four decades, nosainthoodprocesses for children were pursued.
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