saint

verb, noun — 11 senses

saint

verbalso spelled Saint

UK /sɛnt/ · /seɪnt/

Etymology From Middle English saynten, seinten, sonten, partly from Anglo-Norman saintir and partly from the noun Middle English seint, seynt (see above).

1

Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.

  • Many Catholics wished to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately after his death.

Saint

noun

unstressed /sənt/

Etymology From saint.

1

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

  • Saint Stephen was the first martyr.
2

Mormonism A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon.

  • the Kirtland Saints
  • They settled in Kaw Township, a dozen miles from Independence, becoming the first Saints to be resettled in the newly designated Zion.2011, Terryl L. Givens, Matthew J. Grow, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism, →ISBN, page 53:
1 more example
  • The project’s goal was to “fortify the faith of the Saints,” he said, “while at the same time paying attention to hard things.”2018 September 2, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Scott D. Pierce, “Mormon church publishes its first official history in nearly a century, and the result is an easy-to-read volume that tackles some hard facts”, in The Salt Lake Tribune:
3

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.

  • In 1971, during Archie Manning's first game as a New Orleans Saint and the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, […]2008, Monica M. Dalide, 683 Things About New Orleans, Outskirts Press, page 88
  • Former New Orleans Saint and current blues historian at Tulane University, Nick Travers becomes involved in a case related to the mysterious death […]2008, David Rife, Jazz Fiction: A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 86:
1 more example
  • Their prayers were answered when future New Orleans Saint and Super Bowl champion Jabari Greer intercepted Croyle's pass. In the fourth overtime, ...2015, Craig T. Smith, 100 Things Tennessee Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Triumph Books, →ISBN:
4

Rail transport, Railways, Transport UK Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

Synonyms
St, St., S, S., SS, SS.
Derived terms
the lists of derived terms at saint and St, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Saint Agatha, Saint Anthony's nut, Saint Elias Mountains, Saint-Florentin, Saint Grottlesex, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint Ignatius, Saint-John, Saint Joseph, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Michaels, Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol, Saint Petersburg, Saint Sampson, Saint Simons Island, Saint-Véran

saint

noun

Etymology From Middle English saint, seint, sainct, seinct, sanct, senct, partly from Old English sanct (“saint”) and confluence with Old French saint, seinte (Modern French saint); both from Latin sānctus (“holy, consecrated”, in Late Latin as a noun, “a saint”), past participle of sancīre (“to render sacred, make holy”), akin to sacer (“holy, sacred”). Doublet of Sanctus. Displaced native Middle English halwe (“saint”) from Old English hālga (“saint, holy one”) (> Modern English hallow (“saint”)).

1

Lifestyle, Religion A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

  • The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.
2

Christianity One of the blessed in heaven.

  • Then ſhall thy Saints unmixt, and from th' impure / Farr ſeparate, circling thy holy Mount / Unfained Halleluiahs to thee ſing,1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 742–744:
3

Christianity A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.

  • Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, called to be Saints, with all that in euery place call vpon the Name of Iesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 1:2:
4

Mormonism, Specifically Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint”).

5

Broadly, Figuratively A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.

  • Dorothy Day was a living saint.
  • Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!
6

Archaic A holy object.

  • It is ruine to a man to deuoure ſaintes, and afterward to retracte the vowes.1610, The Second Tome of the Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Prouerbes 20:25, page 299:
Synonyms
hallow
Derived terms
40 termsthe lists of derived terms at Saint and St, All Saints, besaint, blacke-saint, folk saint, fool-saint, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, military saint, narco-saint, patience of a saint, patron saint, plaster saint, Saint Andrew, Saint Aubin, saintdom, saintess, saintful, sainthead, Saint Helier, sainthood, saintish, saintism, Saint-Jérôme, Saint Johnstown, Saint Joseph, Saint-Lambert, saintless, saintlike, saintling, saintly, Saint-Maurice, Saint Michael, saintology, Saint Peter, saintship, sainty, Sunday saint, Theddlethorpe All Saints, unsaint, Wainfleet All Saints
Related terms
Santa, hallow, holy
Hyponyms
holy man, arhat, sage, immortal, wali, casis, sultan, martyr, confessor, san, santa, sainte

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