SAINTHOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sainthood mean? 

• SAINTHOOD (noun)
  The noun SAINTHOOD has 2 senses:

1. saints collectively

2. the status and dignity of a saint

  Familiarity information: SAINTHOOD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAINTHOOD (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)