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  • adjective Lacking a patron saint.

Etymologies

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saint +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Uphill, toward the sea, snow gathers like light at all windward edges of the ancient Abbey, its roof long ago taken at the manic whim of Henry VIII, its walls left to stand and mitigate with saintless window-hollows the salt wind, blowing as the seasons replay the grass floor in great cowlicks, green to blonde, to snow.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • Every spirit is fallible but the spirit of saintless.

    The Agony of the Church (1917) Nikolai Velimirovi�� 1918

  • A warm sunlight was working its way through the leafage; a sunlight which though of saintless gold had taken on the quality of evening.

    Tremendous Trifles 1905

  • Perhaps it was rather that, ever since I had elected to be saintless, I had got into the habit of strolling off into the background, and amusing myself with what I found there.

    Dream Days 1898

  • Perhaps it was rather that, ever since I had elected to be saintless, I had got into the habit of strolling off into the background, and amusing myself with what I found there.

    Dream Days Kenneth Grahame 1895

  • Federal Reserve Threatens the US Government over Congressional scrutiny saintless @youtah Can't participate in "worldly governments" because God's government is coming any day now .... derikp By @govwiki H1N1 Corollary: The Irony of US Federal Government Communication. - just AMAZING!!!

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Matthew Barakat 2009

  • One of the better movies in the franchise. jigsaw1 early morning. preparing for the hottest weekend of the year so far. saintless @phundle Nope, I didn't.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • And I was going saintless—I’d left without even lighting Raphael or anyone else.

    The Nature of Jade Deb Caletti 2007

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