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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Sainthood

/sān'-tho͝odˌ/ · Saint·hood · IPA /sˈeɪnthˌʊd/
01 n. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.
  1. 1.
    The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.
  2. 2.
    The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.
    “It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might endanger the reign of the military sainthood.” Sir W. Scott.