sainthoods
States of veneration
Sainthoods is the plural of sainthood, the state of being recognized as a saint—a person of exceptional holiness, virtue, or closeness to God.
In Catholic tradition, sainthood is conferred through formal canonization.
More broadly, sainthood suggests extreme moral purity or patience: After raising five kids alone, she deserves sainthood.
Official declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- venerationProfound admiring respect
devotion · miracles · relics · hagiography · intercession · piety · blessedness · consecration
Suffering for conviction
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- patienceCalm during delays
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- long-sufferingPatiently enduring hardship
endurance · tolerance · resignation · stoicism · self-denial · persecution · trials · tribulations
Moral goodness or merit
- purityUncontaminated quality
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- goodnessMoral excellence
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
nobility · righteousness · benevolence · compassion · humility · sacrifice · charity · altruism
canonization
Official declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
veneration · devotion · miracles · relics · hagiography · intercession · piety · blessedness · consecration · righteousness
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- patienceCalm during delays
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
long-suffering · endurance · tolerance · resignation · stoicism · self-denial · persecution · trials · tribulations · unworldliness
virtue
Moral goodness or merit
- purityUncontaminated quality
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- goodnessMoral excellence
integrity · nobility · righteousness · benevolence · compassion · humility · sacrifice · charity · altruism · grace
sainthoodsvillainy
Criminal or evil behavior
wickedness · depravity · sinfulness · evil · damnation
sainthoodsexcommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
damnation · anathema · condemnation · apostasy · heresy
sainthoodsdebauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
licentiousness · hedonism · profligacy · worldliness · carnality