1 : worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
2 : marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
3 : must be kept sacred
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1 : person of exceptional holiness
2 : person of exceptional holiness
3 : a sacred place of pilgrimage
4 : model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal