someone who the Christian church officially honours after their death because they have lived an especially holy life. Saint is often written as St before a person’s name
It was a holyplace, the shrine of a saint.
Saint Anne
Synonyms and related words
Saints and sainthood
beatification
canonise
canonize
2
someone who is very kind, patient, and helpful
Anyone who teaches my children must be a saint.
Synonyms and related words
Someone who is kind, generous or helpful
saint
gem
angel
saint
noun countable
US /seɪnt/
Other entries for this word
patron saintnoun
saint’s daynoun
Word Forms
singular
saint
plural
saints
DEFINITIONS2
1
someone who the Christian church officially honors after their death because they have lived an especially holy life. Saint is often written as St. before a person’s name