saint

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.2.1 Homophones 2.3 Noun 2.4 See also 2.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French seinte (French: saint) < Latin sanctus (“‘holy, consecrated, in LL. as a noun a saint’”), prop. pp. of sancire (“‘to render sacred, make holy’”), akin to sacer (“‘holy, sacred’”).

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• Rhymes: -eɪnt

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saint (plural saints)

1. A holy person, especially one who has shown heroic virtue.

   Dorothy Day was a living saint.

2. A person whom a church or another religious group has officially proclaimed a saint for having shown heroic virtue and holiness.

   Kateri Tekawitha was proclaimed a saint.

3. One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service.

   to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. (1Cor. 1:2)

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• sainthood
• saintly
• saintess

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• hallow
• holos
• holy

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to saint (third-person singular simple present saints, present participle sainting, simple past and past participle sainted)

1. (nonstandard) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

   Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.

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• saint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• saint in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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• Alphagram: ainst
• antis
• satin, sat in
• stain
• tians
• tisan

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin sanctus (“‘holy’”)

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• IPA: /sɛ̃/

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• saints
• sein, seins
• sain, sains

[edit] Noun

saint m. (plural saints; feminine sainte, plural saintes)

1. saint

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• sainte

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• Alphagram: ainst
• tians