saintliness
11saintly — saintliness, n. /saynt lee/, adj., saintlier, saintliest. pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives. [1650 60; SAINT + LY] * * * …
12Clement of Dunblane — Clement Bishop of Dunblane …
13Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …
14saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …
15PHINEHAS BEN JAIR — (second half of second century), tanna renowned both for his saintliness and his ability to work miracles. He was a son in law of Simeon b. Yoḥai , with whom he studied, and achieved a reputation as a keen halakhist (Shab. 33b). Nonetheless, few… …
16Guru Har Gobind — ( pa. ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਾਹਿਬ) also Sacha Padshah (ਸੱਚਾ ਪਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ True King) (1595 ndash;1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May,1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. He was not, perhaps, more …
17Arnold of Soissons — Infobox Saint name=Arnold of Soissons birth date=1040 death date=1087 feast day=8 July venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=170px caption=St. Arnold of Soissons is often depicted with a bishop s mitre and a mashing rake. birth… …
18Faqir of Ipi — born Mirza Ali Khan (Urdu/Pashto: مرزا علی خان) (born 1897, died 1960) was a Pashtun from today s North Waziristan Pakistan, Federally Administrated Tribal Areas. His followers addressed him as Haji Sahib (or Respected Pilgrim). The village of… …
19Jan Standonck — (1454 ndash;1504) (or Jan or Jean Standonk ) was a Dutch priest and reformer. He was part of the great movement for reform in the XVth century French church. His approach was to reform the recruitment and education of the clergy, along very… …
20Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
