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1. (n.) saint
a person of exceptional holiness, formally recognized by the Christian Church esp. by canonization.
2. saint
a person of great virtue or benevolence.
3. saint
a founder or patron, as of a movement.
4. saint
a member of any of various Christian groups.
5. (v.t.) saint
to acknowledge as a saint; canonize.
6. Saint
For entries beginning with this word, see also St ., Ste .
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| Definition of 'SAINT' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) saint
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
2. (noun) saint, holy man, holy person, angel
person of exceptional holiness
3. (verb) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
4. (verb) enshrine, saint
hold sacred
5. (verb) canonize, canonise, saint
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
"After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
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1. (noun) saint
a dead person officially recognized by the Catholic church for having lived a very holy life
Saint Francis; to be made a saint
2. saint
a very kind person
Thank you - you're a saint!
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| Definition of 'SAINT' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) SAINT
a person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God
2. (noun) SAINT
one of the blessed in heaven
3. (noun) SAINT
one canonized by the church
4. (verb) SAINT
to make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one)
5. (verb) SAINT
to act or live as a saint
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| Definitions of 'SAINT' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. SAINT
a name applied to a holy or sacred person, especially one canonised; in the plural it is the name assumed by the Mormons.
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| Definitions of 'SAINT' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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SAINT
1. Generally speaking, a person who retires into the wilderness of the spirit in order to coddle a ruling weakness.
2. To become polite toward God and His universe.
3. A steeplejack on miraged minarets.
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Sense: (often abbreviated toSt, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death
Saint Matthew; St John's Road.
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 Afrikaans: heilige |
 Arabic: قِدّيس |
 Bulgarian: светия |
 Brazilian: santo |
 Czech: svatý, -á |
 German: der/die Heilige |
 Danish: sankt |
 Greek: άγιος |
 Spanish: santo, santa |
 Estonian: püha |
 Farsi: قديس يا قديسه |
 Finnish: pyhimys |
 French: saint, sainte |
 Hebrew: קָדוֹש |
 Hindi: साधु, सन्त |
 Croatian: svet |
 Hungarian: szent |
 Indonesian: santo |
 Icelandic: dÿrlingur |
 Italian: santo |
 Japanese: 聖人 |
 Korean: 성인 |
 Lithuanian: šventasis |
 Latvian: svētais |
 Malay: santo |
 Dutch: heilige |
 Norwegian: helgen; sankt, den hellig |
 Polish: święty |
 Persian: قديس يا قديسه |
 Pashto: پير، ولى، بزرګ رسېدلى، دب |
 Portuguese: santo |
 Romanian: sfânt, sfântă |
 Russian: святой |
 Slovak: svätý, -á |
 Slovenian: svetnik |
 Serbian: svetac |
 Swedish: Sankt[a] |
 Thai: นักบุญ |
 Turkish: aziz, evliya |
 Taiwanese: (羅馬天主教和東正教，加在聖徒或教會名字前面)聖… |
 Ukrainian: святий |
 Urdu: مقدس شخصیت کا لقب |
 Vietnamese: vị thánh |
 Chinese: （冠于圣徒、人名、地名、教会等名字之前）圣… |
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