Sainted vs. Tainted

Saintedverb

simple past tense and past participle of saint

Taintedadjective

Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

‘Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.’;

Saintedadjective

Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

‘Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.’;

Taintedadjective

Originating from an untrusted source.

‘Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.’;

Saintedadjective

Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.

‘My sainted mother never had an evening dress.’;

Taintedverb

simple past tense and past participle of taint

Saintedadjective

Pious, saintly.

Taintedadjective

touched by rot or decay;

‘tainted bacon’; ‘`corrupt' is archaic’;

Saintedadjective

Much admired.

Taintedadjective

especially of reputation;

‘the senator's seriously damaged reputation’; ‘a flyblown reputation’; ‘a tarnished reputation’; ‘inherited a spotted name’;

Saintedadjective

Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.

‘Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.’;

Saintedadjective

Entered into heaven; - a euphemism for dead.

Saintedadjective

marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint;

‘angelic benificence’; ‘a beatific smile’; ‘a saintly concern for his fellow men’; ‘my sainted mother’;