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saint
I. \ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit sə̇n\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin sanctus, from Latin, sacred, pure, holy, from past participle of sancire to make sacred, ordain, establish — more at sacred
1.
a. : one officially recognized or acknowledged as preeminent for consecration, holiness, and piety especially through canonization by one of the branches of the Christian church
< Saint Matthew >
b. : an image of a saint
< the saint was cast … eighty-two years ago — Norman Douglas >
2.
a. : one of the spirits of the departed in heaven
b. : angel
< Saint Michael the archangel >
3.
a. : one of God's chosen people
(1) : israelite, jew; especially : one who strictly practices his religion
< Israel's saints did not defer the day — O.J.Baab >
(2) : one belonging to the entire company of baptized Christians
< with all the saints — 2 Cor 1:1 (Revised Standard Version) >
b. usually capitalized : a member of any of various religious bodies
< on either side of the preacher several female Saints — E.T.Clark >
as
(1) : puritan
< any news of the Saints in Amsterdam — Ben Jonson >
(2) : latter-day saint
4.
a. : a person consecrated or single-heartedly dedicated to holiness, religion, or a religious task : a holy or godly person
< a great saint who has given up his life for the sanctification of the Name — Maurice Samuel >
< some local saint, a creature who made an annual pilgrimage to some shrine — G.A.Wagner >
b. : one eminent for piety, virtue, or purity of conscience
< the calm, serene face of an elderly saint at a funeral service — A.N.Meckel >
c. : one spiritually reborn and sanctified or undergoing spiritual rebirth
< a cry of victory broke through the moaning as a saint was born — J.C.Brauer >
d. : one slightly or considerably more charitable, patient, self-denying, or virtuous than the average
< a reign of the saints which ordinary mortals could not live up to — A.L.Rowse >
< the patience of a saint >
5. : a person honored after death for virtue, piety, or martyrdom
< the Muslim saints >
6. : a member of a 19th century English party zealously advocating emancipation of slaves
7. : a founder, illustrious example, or benefactor of an art, movement, school, or way of life
< became the first precursors of symbolism and were afterwards placed among its saints — Edmund Wilson >
II. \ˈsānt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English sainten, from saint, n.
1. archaic : to make blessed in or as if in heaven : beatify
2. : to recognize or designate as a saint; specifically : to enroll among the saints by an official act : canonize
3. : to make (as a person) an object of veneration or reverence : enshrine |