Saintly knight Synonyms

Definitions for Saintly


  • (adjective) showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
  • (adjective) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

Definitions for Knight


  • (noun) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
  • (verb) raise (someone) to knighthood
  • (noun) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse ; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)