From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsaintedsaint‧ed /ˈseɪntɪd/ adjective literary 1 RRChaving been made a saint by the Christian church2 old-fashioned used when talking about a dead person my sainted mother, God rest her soul3 → my sainted aunt!
Examples from the Corpus
sainted• O, lady fair, the oleanders spice the air O, my sainted aunt!• Those awarded congressional gold medals have not led sainted lives.• She was going to use the sainted patience ploy, the one he found most difficult to handle. 