saint; holy woman
Refers to a female saint in a religious context, or a woman of exceptional virtue and purity.
She helped people like a saint.
The relics of a holy woman are enshrined in that convent.
魔女 is a woman with dark or feared magical power, while 聖女 is a holy, saintly woman, the good counterpart in fairy tales and legends.
Compound of 聖 (holy, sacred) and 女 (woman). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'female saint'.