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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/seɪnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sānt)

saint /seɪnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Religiona person of great holiness, formally recognized by the Christian Church.
a person of great virtue or unselfishness:His mother was a saint to put up with all his bad behavior.

adj.

[Saint* before a person's name as a title] (used to show that a person's holiness has been formally recognized by a Christian church):Saint James.Abbr. St.

See -sanct-.

saint (sānt),USA pronunciation n.

Religionany of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization.
a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence.
a founder, sponsor, or patron, as of a movement or organization.
Religion(in certain religious groups) a designation applied by the members to themselves.

v.t.

Religionto enroll formally among the saints recognized by the Church.
Religionto give the name of saint to;
reckon as a saint.

Latin, as above
Latin sānctus sacred, adjective, adjectival use of past participle of sancīre to consecrate, equivalent. to sanc- (akin to sacer sacred) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Old English sanct
Old French (noun, nominal)
Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal) bef. 1000

saint′less, adj.

Saint.

For entries beginning with this word, see also St., Ste.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

saint /seɪnt; (unstressed) sənt/ n

a person who after death is formally recognized by a Christian Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, as having attained, through holy deeds or behaviour, a specially exalted place in heaven and the right to veneration
a person of exceptional holiness or goodness
(plural) the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight

(transitive) to canonize; recognize formally as a saint

Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French, from Latin sanctus holy, from sancīre to hallowˈsaintlike adj

'Saint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Adams - Agnes - Aidan - Alban - Albertus Magnus - Aloysius - Ambrose - Angelic Doctor - Anne - Anthony - Anthony of Padua - Apostolic See - Augustine - Augustinian - Barnabas - Bartholomew - Basil - Becket - Bede - Bellarmine - Benedictine - Bernadette of Lourdes - Bernard - Birgitta - Bonaventura - Boniface - Bride - Bridget - Brigid - British West Indies - Campion - canonize - carob - Carthusian - Catherine de' Medici - Catherine of Siena - Cecilia - cent - Charlotte Amalie - Charteris - Christopher - Chrysostom - Clare of Assisi - classic - Clement I - Clement of Alexandria - Columba - corona discharge - Crispin - Cuthbert

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Synonyms: paragon, salt of the earth, godly person, unworldly person, altruist, more...

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