saint

noun

/seɪnt/, before names /snt/

/seɪnt/

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(abbreviation S, St)
a person that the Christian Church recognizes as being very holy, because of the way they have lived or died
- St John
- St Valentine’s Day
- The children were all named after saints.
see also patron saintTopics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- patron
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- …
verb + saint
- canonize
- venerate
- become
- …
See full entry
a very good, kind or patient person
- She's a saint to go on living with that man.
- His behaviour would try the patience of a saint.
see also plaster saintTopics Personal qualitiesc1

Word OriginMiddle English, from Old French seint, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’, past participle of sancire ‘consecrate’.

单词	saint
释义	saint noun /seɪnt/, before names /snt/ /seɪnt/ jump to other results (abbreviation S, St) a person that the Christian Church recognizes as being very holy, because of the way they have lived or died St John St Valentine’s Day The children were all named after saints. see also patron saintTopics Religion and festivalsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective patron Buddhist Catholic … verb + saint canonize venerate become … See full entry a very good, kind or patient person She's a saint to go on living with that man. His behaviour would try the patience of a saint. see also plaster saintTopics Personal qualitiesc1 Word OriginMiddle English, from Old French seint, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’, past participle of sancire ‘consecrate’.
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