sanctus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Participle 1.2.1 Inflection 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.4 Related terms

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Perfect passive participle of sanciō (“‘consecrate, appoint as sacred’”)

[edit] Participle

sānctus m. (feminine sāncta, neuter sānctum); first/second declension

1. sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred.
2. venerable, august, divine, blessed, holy, saintly

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	sānctus	sāncta	sānctum		sānctī	sānctae	sāncta
genitive	sānctī	sānctae	sānctī		sānctōrum	sānctārum	sānctōrum
dative	sānctō	sānctae	sānctō		sānctīs	sānctīs	sānctīs
accusative	sānctum	sānctam	sānctum		sānctōs	sānctās	sāncta
ablative	sānctō	sānctā	sānctō		sānctīs	sānctīs	sānctīs
vocative	sāncte	sāncta	sānctum		sānctī	sānctae	sāncta

[edit] Noun

sānctus (genitive sānctī); m, second declension

1. A saint; person who lives a holy and virtuous life.

   "Dorothy Day erat sancta viva." (Dorothy Day was a living saint.)

2. A person who is officially proclaimed as having lived a life of heroic virtue.

   "Kateri Tekawitha sancta proclamata est." (Kateri Tekawitha is proclaimed a saint.)

3. A title given to (2), usually capitalized, prefixed to the person's name.

   "Sanctus Stephanus Protomartyr"

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	sānctus	sānctī
genitive	sānctī	sānctōrum
dative	sānctō	sānctīs
accusative	sānctum	sānctōs
ablative	sānctō	sānctīs
vocative	sāncte	sānctī

[edit] Related terms

• sanciō
• sāncta
• sanctificātiō
• sanctificō