odour

be in good (or bad) odour with someone be in (or out of) favour with someone.

odour of sanctity

1 a state of holiness.

2 sanctimoniousness. derogatory

☞ This expression is a translation of the French idiom odeur de sainteté. It refers to a sweet or balsamic odour which was reputedly emitted by the bodies of saints at or after death, and which was regarded as evidence of their sanctity.