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sainthoods

sainthoods is the plural of sainthood.

Meaning of sainthood

Noun

sainthood (countable and uncountable, plural sainthoods)

  1. The state of being a saint.
    • He passed over several archbishops who would traditionally become cardinals to promote Gregory. He also moved Augustine Tolton, who died in 1897 after becoming the first African American priest, one step closer to sainthood.2020 November 27, Daniel Burke and Delia Gallagher, “This archbishop has become the first African American cardinal in Catholic history”, in CNN
  2. Saints collectively.
  3. A religious practice or institution involving the recognition and veneration of saints.

Questions about sainthoods

What is sainthoods the plural of?
Sainthoods is the plural of sainthood.

Words near sainthoods in the dictionary

  1. saintfoin
  2. saintfoins
  3. saintful
  4. sainthead
  5. sainthood
  6. sainthoods
  7. Saintil
  8. Saintils
  9. sainting
  10. saintish
  11. saintishly

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