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verb

être en odeur de sainteté

/ɛtʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɔ.dœʁ də sɛ̃t.te/

verb/ɛtʁ ɑ̃.n‿ɔ.dœʁ də sɛ̃t.te/

to be esteemed, to be popular, to be thought highly of; to be in favour with someone, to be in someone's good books

Probably from mourir en odeur de sainteté, from the fact that certain saints were said to emit a good smell after their death; compare English odour of sanctity.