Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sainthood \Saint"hood\, n.
   1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.
      --Walpole.

   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.

Source : WordNet®

sainthood
     n 1: saints collectively
     2: the status and dignity of a saint