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saint Definition

saint (sānt)

noun

  1. a holy person
  2. a person who is exceptionally meek, charitable, patient, etc.
  3. those, esp. holy persons, who have died and are believed to be with God
    1. in the New Testament, any Christian
    2. a member of any of certain religious groups calling themselves Saints
  5. in certain Christian churches, a person officially recognized as having lived an exceptionally holy life, and thus as being in heaven and capable of interceding for sinners; canonized person

Etymology: OFr < LL(Ec) sanctus, saint < L, holy, consecrated, pp. of sancire, to consecrate, akin to sacer: see sacred

transitive verb

to make a saint of; canonize

saint Synonyms

saint

n.

  1. An exceptionally virtuous person

    paragon, salt of the earth, godly person, unworldly person, altruist, philanthropist, benefactor, angel, the pure in heart, a believer; see also philanthropist.

  2. A holy person, especially one canonized by a church

    martyr, Christian martyr, religious exemplar, child of god, canonized saint.

    Familiar Christian saints include: St. Mary, St. Joseph, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Luke, St. John, St. Nicholas, St. Francis, St. Anne, St. Christopher, St. James, St. George, St. Thomas, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, St. Valentine, St. Stephen, St. Anthony, St. Denis, St. Thomas à Becket.

saint Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • venerate: Pilgrims from all over Sardinia gather to venerate the saint, whose effigy is paraded around on an ox-drawn carriage.
  • canonize: Clergy recorded miracles as evidence to canonize a saint, or as proof of the powers of one already canonized.
  • canonize: It is of utmost importance that John Paul II canonized more saints than all previous popes combined.
  • martyr: Chinese Gordon became more famous as a martyred warrior saint by his death at Khartoum.
  • equip: Preaching, caring for the flock and equipping the saints can be profoundly secular.
  • commemorate: Last Tuesday we commemorated a saint who lived during the childhoods of our oldest parishioners: St Silvanus the Athonite who reposed in 1938.

Adjective modifier

  • Celtic: Such extravagant tales about the early celtic saints were very common.
  • thy: All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saint shall bless thee.
  • ot: But, we must not miss out on the vertical faith of the OT saints.

Modifies a noun

john: Montreal's cite international district saint john new an arm of.

Noun used with modifier

  • patron: Many towns have their own patron saint, whose story is closely involved with the place.
  • testament: Daniel chapter 7 tells us the Old Testament saints will reign.
  • tribulation: And here in the book of Revelation we are told right there in verse 4 that Tribulation saints will reign as well.
  • ye: Refrain: All ye Saints of the Isles, pray to God for us!
  • plaster: The shops that we have in London around our cathedrals that sell plaster saints and souvenirs are not present here.
  • Buddhist: At the time I was studying Buddhism, and one of the early Buddhist saints was named Chandrakirti.

Possessives

  • relic: But he reckoned his greatest treasure was the unrivaled collection of saint's relics in the palace he built for God, El Escorial.
  • cult: The saint's cult came to Britain during the early Middle Ages and was strengthened by the Norman Conquest.

Preposition: in

heaven: To have necessity supplied immediately from God is the state of the saints in heaven.

Preposition: of

sailor: Blakeney - St. Nicholas St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors.