Definition
The status or rank of being a saint, or the qualities and character of a saint.
Etymology
From 'saint' (Latin 'sanctus' meaning 'holy') plus the suffix '-hood' (meaning state or rank). The compound has been used since the Middle Ages.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, the Catholic Church has a formal process for declaring someone a saint—it requires verified miracles and investigation, making sainthood more like earning a degree!
Translations
BNবাংলা
পবিত্রতা
pa-bitr-ta
CACatalà
santesa
san-te-sa
CSČeština
svatost
sva-tost
DADansk
helligdom
hel-lig-dom
DEDeutsch
Heiligkeit
hay-lig-kait
ELΕλληνικά
Αγιοσύνη
a-gio-sy-nee
ESEspañol
santidad
san-tee-dad
FAفارسی
قدسthood
qods-hood
FRFrançais
sainteté
sante-te
HIहिन्दी
पवित्रता
pavitr-ta
HUMagyar
boldogság
bold-og-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesucian
ke-su-cian
ITItaliano
santità
san-tee-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kesucian
ke-su-cian
NLNederlands
heiligheid
he-lig-heid
NONorsk
hellighet
hel-lig-heit
PLPolski
świętość
svi-yento-stshch
PTPortuguês
santidade
san-ti-dade
RORomână
sfințenie
sfin-te-nie
RUРусский
святость
svyato-st'
SVSvenska
helighet
he-li-get
TEతెలుగు
పవిత్రత
pa-vitr-ta
THไทย
ความเป็นพระ
kwam-ben-pra
TLTL
kabanalan
ka-ba-na-lan
TRTürkçe
kutsallık
kut-sal-lik
UKУкраїнська
святость
svyato-st'
VITiếng Việt
tánh thánh
tanh-thanh