Definitions for saint
seɪntsaint

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. saintnoun

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

2. saint, holy man, holy person, angelnoun

   person of exceptional holiness

3. ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuchverb

   model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

4. enshrine, saintverb

   hold sacred

5. canonize, canonise, saintverb

   declare (a dead person) to be a saint

   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. saintnoun

   A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint".

   Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.

2. saintnoun

   A person with positive qualities.

   Dorothy Day was a living saint.

3. 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)

4. saintverb

   To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

   Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.

5. Saintnoun

   A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

   Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.

6. 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.

7. Etymology: From saint

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAINTnoun

   A person eminent for piety and virtue.

   Etymology: saint, French; sanctus, Latin.

   To thee be worship and thy saints for aye. William Shakespeare.

   She will not stay the siege of loving terms,
   Nor ope her lap to saint seducing gold. William Shakespeare.

   Then thus I cloath my naked villainy
   With old odd ends, stol’n forth of holy writ,
   And seem a saint, when most I play the devil. William Shakespeare.

   Miracles are required of all who aspire to this dignity, because they say an hypocrite may imitate a saint in all other particulars. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   By thy example kings are taught to sway,
   Heroes to fight, and saints may learn to pray. George Granville.

   So unaffected, so compos’d a mind;
   So firm, yet soft, so strong, yet so refin’d,
   Heav’n, as its purest gold, by tortures try’d;
   The saint sustain’d it, but the woman dy’d. Alexander Pope.

2. To Saintverb

   To number among saints; to reckon among saints by a publick decree; to canonize.

   Etymology: from the noun

   Are not the principles of those wretches still owned, and their persons sainted, by a race of men of the same stamp? South.

   Over against the church stands a large hospital, erected by a shoemaker, who has been beatified, though never sainted. Add.

   Thy place is here, sad sister; come away:
   Once, like thyself, I trembled, wept, and pray’d;
   Love’s victim then, though now a sainted maid. Alexander Pope.

3. To Saintverb

   To act with a shew of piety.

   Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it,
   If folly grows romantick, I must paint it. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saint

   A saint is a person who is recognized in various religions, particularly Christianity or Catholicism, for having lived a life of exemplary holiness or goodness, often attributed with performing miracles. They are often considered to have a special, close relationship with God and are capable of interceding on behalf of people who pray in their name. The process of officially recognizing a saint is called canonization and is typically carried out by the church. The term can also refer to all believers or holy persons collectively.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. 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

2. Saintnoun

   one of the blessed in heaven

3. Saintnoun

   one canonized by the church

4. 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)

5. Saintverb

   to act or live as a saint

6. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 EncyclopediaRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saintnoun

   Canonized by Jesus Christ. 0.) The pure soldier of God Almighty with a double edged sharp tongue in the literal new testament. 1.) A person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death. 2.) Used in the title of religious saints. Used in place names or other dedications. Worthy.

   The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.

   Etymology: Officer of the Most High

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on January 27, 2024  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAINT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saint is ranked #15442 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Saint surname appeared 1,897 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Saint.
   
   81.7% or 1,550 total occurrences were White.
   9.1% or 173 total occurrences were Black.
   4.2% or 80 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 52 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.3% or 26 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Declare
   • Deity
   • Religion
   • Venerate

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'saint' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4459

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'saint' in Nouns Frequency: #2214

Anagrams for saint »

1. satin

2. sat in

3. stain

4. tians

5. tisan

6. antis

How to pronounce saint?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say saint in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of saint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of saint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of saint in a Sentence

1. Katherine Tynan Hinkson:

   To be a saint does not exclude fine dresses nor a beautiful house.

2. Sante Fe Archbiship John Wester:

   She’s not a saint. There is nothing good that can come out of praying to her, we have a lot of saints who represent the teaching of Jesus Christ. This is an aberration.

3. Eric Angely:

   David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.

4. Michel Platini:

   It was very long, given the number of questions, it was obviously always going to be long, since they asked me questions over Euro 2016, the World Cup in Russia, the World Cup in Qatar, Paris Saint Germain, FIFA, i replied to all the questions calmly, whilst still not knowing why I was there.

5. Mickey Mehta:

   Your absolute faith and trust in someone, has the potential of turning a Satan into Saint. Try it always, if it doesn't work remember - an individual may let you down but mother nature will never. Have faith, don't compromise, MickeyMize. Share this for a faithful world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=saint
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saint
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=saint
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saint
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=saint
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=saint
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Saint
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=saint
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html