a person who is exceptionally meek, charitable, patient, etc.
those, esp. holy persons, who have died and are believed to be with God
in the New Testament, any Christian
a member of any of certain religious groups calling themselves Saints
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
transitive verb
to make a saint of; canonize
See saint in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sānt)
noun
a. Abbr. St. or S.Christianity A person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.
b. A person who has died and gone to heaven.
c. Saint A member of any of various religious groups, especially a Latter-Day Saint.