What does Saint mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
saintnoun
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
saint, holy man, holy person, angelnoun
person of exceptional holiness
ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuchverb
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
enshrine, saintverb
hold sacred
canonize, canonise, saintverb
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
"After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
Wiktionary
saintnoun
A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint".
Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.
Etymology: From saint
saintnoun
A person with positive qualities.
Dorothy Day was a living saint.
Etymology: From saint
saintnoun
One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God's service.
to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. (1Cor. 1:2)
Etymology: From saint
saintverb
To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.
Etymology: From saint
Saintnoun
A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.
Etymology: From saint
Saintnoun
someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Dorothy Day was a living saint.
Etymology: From saint
Webster Dictionary
Saintnoun
a person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God
Etymology: [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Saintnoun
one of the blessed in heaven
Etymology: [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Saintnoun
one canonized by the church
Etymology: [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Saintverb
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)
Etymology: [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Saintverb
to act or live as a saint
Etymology: [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Freebase
Saint
A saint is one who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness, sanctity, and virtue. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, the term is now used by historians of religion "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people," with the Jewish Tzadik, the Islamic wali, the Hindu rishi or guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also referred to as saints. Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either through official church recognition or by popular acclaim. In Christianity, "saint" has a wide variety of meanings, depending on its usage and the denomination. The original Christian usage referred to any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth. In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration, with official church recognition given to some saints through canonization or glorification.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Saint
sānt, n. a sanctified or holy person: one eminent for piety: one of the blessed dead: one canonised by the R.C. Church: an image of a saint: an angel: (pl.) Israelites as a people: Christians generally.—v.t. to salute as a saint.—adj. Saint′ed, made a saint: holy: sacred: gone to heaven: canonised.—n. Saint′hood.—adj. Saint′ish, somewhat saintly, or affectedly so.—n. Saint′ism, the character or quality of a saint: sanctimoniousness.—adjs. Saint′-like, Saint′ly, like or becoming a saint.—adv. Saint′lily.—n. Saint′liness.—adj. Saint′-seem′ing, appearing like a saint.—n. Saint′ship, the character of a saint.—Saint's day, a day set apart for the commemoration of a particular saint; St Agnes's flower, the snowflake; St Andrew's cross, a North American shrub; St Andrew's Day, 30th November; St Anthony's fire, erysipelas; St Anthony's nut, the pig-nut or hawk-nut; St Audrey's necklace, a string of holy stones; St Barbara's cress, the yellow rocket; St Barnaby's thistle, the English star-thistle; St Bennet's herb, the herb bennet; St Bernard, a kind of dog; St Blase's disease, quinsy; St Cassian beds, a division of the Triassic series; St Crispin's Day, 25th October; St David's Day, 1st March; St Domingo duck, a West Indian duck; St Domingo grebe, the smallest grebe in America; St Elmo's fire (see Elmo's fire); St George's Day, 23d April; St George's ensign, the distinguishing flag of the British navy, a red cross on a white field; St Hubert's disease, hydrophobia; St John's bread, the carob bean: ergot of rye; St John's Day, 27th December; St John's hawk, a blackish variety of the rough-legged buzzard; St Julien, an esteemed red Bordeaux wine from the Médoc region; St Leger, the name of a race run at Doncaster, so called since 1778 from Col. St Leger; St Luke's summer, a period of pleasant weather about the middle of October; St Martin's evil, drunkenness; St Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather in late autumn; St Nicholas's Day, 6th December; St Patrick's Day, 17th March; St Peter's finger, a belemnite; St Peter's fish, the dory; St Peter's wort, a name of several plants; St Pierre group, a thick mass of shales in the upper Missouri region; St Swithin's Day, 15th July; St Valentine's Day, 14th February; St Vitus's dance, chorea.—All-Saints' Day, a feast observed by the Latin Church on 1st November, in the Greek Church on the first Sunday after Pentecost; Communion of the Saints, the spiritual fellowship of all true believers, the blessed dead as well as the faithful living, mystically united in each other in Christ; Intercession, Perseverance, of saints (see Intercession, Perseverance); Latter-day saints, the Mormons' name for themselves; Patron saint, a saint who is regarded as a protector, as St George of England, St Andrew of Scotland, St Patrick of Ireland, St David of Wales, St Denis of France, St James of Spain, St Nicholas of Russia, St Stephen of Hungary, St Mark of Venice, &c. [Fr.,—L. sanctus, holy.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Saint
a name applied to a holy or sacred person, especially one canonised; in the plural it is the name assumed by the Mormons.
The Roycroft Dictionary
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.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Saint' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4459
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Saint' in Nouns Frequency: #2214
Anagrams for Saint »
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antis
tians
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antis, satin, sat in, stain, tians, tisan
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Saint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Saint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Saint in a Sentence
No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid, but sainthood is a thing that human beings must avoid.
I think like as a player, I think you want to just continue to move on to where he left off. You know, he took a great team, Saint Peter’s, to the Elite Eight and he’s coming here trying to do the same thing. There’s no time to rest.
To be a saint does not exclude fine dresses nor a beautiful house.
Every bridge is a holy saint; it helps everyone who comes to him and protects them from the precipices!
I take as my guide the hope of a saint in crucial things, unity - in important things, diversity - in all things, generosity.
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Translations for Saint
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- قديسArabic
- святы, святаяBelarusian
- светецBulgarian
- sant, santaCatalan, Valencian
- světec, svatýCzech
- kanonisere, helgenDanish
- Heiliger, HeiligeGerman
- αγία, άγιοςGreek
- sanktulino, sanktulo, virsanktulo, sanktuliĉoEsperanto
- santo, santa, SmoSpanish
- قدیس, مقدس, سن, سنتاPersian
- pyhimysFinnish
- saint, sainteFrench
- naomhIrish
- naomh, naomhaichScottish Gaelic
- santa, santoGalician
- संतHindi
- szentHungarian
- սուրբArmenian
- santo, santaIndonesian
- dýrlingurIcelandic
- santa, santo, canonizzare, santificareItalian
- קָדוֹשׁHebrew
- 聖人Japanese
- sanctusLatin
- HellegenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- šventasLithuanian
- svēta, svētsLatvian
- hatoMāori
- светица, светецMacedonian
- waliMalay
- san, santu, santaMaltese
- heilige, heiligverklarenDutch
- helgenNorwegian Nynorsk
- helgen, sankt, kanonisereNorwegian
- santOccitan
- święta, świętyPolish
- santa, santoPortuguese
- sogn, sench, son, sontg, sonchRomansh
- sfântă, sfânt, sântă, sântRomanian
- святая, святойRussian
- santuSardinian
- svet, svetac, sveto, sveta, svetica, светацSerbo-Croatian
- svetnica, svetnikSlovene
- helgonSwedish
- సెయింట్Telugu
- คนดี, นักบุญThai
- святий, святаUkrainian
- سینٹUrdu
- thánh nhânVietnamese
- hisaludan, saludan, jisaludanVolapük
- 圣Chinese
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