Definition of Saintess

1. n. A female saint.

Definition of Saintess

1. Noun. A female saint. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saintess

1. a female saint [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Saintess

1. A female saint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintess

sainfeldite
sainfoin
sainfoins
saining
sainings
sains
saint
saint's day
saint-simonian
saint kitts and nevis
saint lucia
saint vincent and the grenadines
saintdom
saintdoms
sainted
saintess (current term)
saintesses
sainthood
sainthoods
sainting
saintish
saintism
saintisms
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlike
saintlily
saintliness
saintlinesses

Literary usage of Saintess

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters from the Levant;: Containing Views of the State of Society, Manners by John Galt (1813)
"... means all the Saints collectively), St. Ana- giro, St. Leo, St. Lucas, the saintess ... St. Humphrey, the saintess Marianne, St. Savas, St. Athanasius, ..."

2. The Holy Lives of the Azhvârs: Or, the Drâvida Saints by Alkandavilli Govindāchārya (1902)
"... deputed by God for the purpose, so with our saintess, ... even more spiritually eminent is the Transfiguration of our saintess. ..."

3. Ruined Cities Within Numidian and Carthaginian Territories by Nathan Davis (1862)
"But behold the beginning of the accomplishment of the unlucky presages we noticed above! Our party was encamped near the famous saintess Bent ..."

4. Ruined Cities Within Numidian and Carthaginian Territories by Nathan Davis (1862)
"But behold the beginning of the accomplishment of the unlucky presages we noticed above! Our party was encamped near the famous saintess Bent ..."

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