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Saint

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Noun

1. saint

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

2. angel, holy man, holy person, saint

person of exceptional holiness

3. apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint

model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Verb

4. enshrine, saint

hold sacred

5. canonise, canonize, saint

declare (a dead person) to be a saint

Example Sentences:
'After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Saint

see synonyms of saint
noun
1. 
a person who after death is formally recognized by a Christian Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, as having attained, through holy deeds or behaviour, a specially exalted place in heaven and the right to veneration
2. 
a person of exceptional holiness or goodness
3. (plural) Bible
the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight
verb
4. (transitive)
to canonize; recognize formally as a saint

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Saint

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noun
1. 
a holy person
2. 
a person who is exceptionally meek, charitable, patient, etc.
3.  [pl.]
those, esp. holy persons, who have died and are believed to be with God
4. 
a. 
in the New Testament, any Christian
b.  [S-]
a member of any of certain religious groups calling themselves Saints
5. 
in certain Christian churches, a person officially recognized as having lived an exceptionally holy life, and thus as being in heaven and capable of interceding for sinners; canonized person
verb transitive
6. 
to make a saint of; canonize

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Saint

see synonyms of saint
n.
1. Christianity
a. Abbr. St. or S. A person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.
b. A person who has died and gone to heaven.
c. Saint A member of any of various Christian groups, especially a Latter-Day Saint.
2. A person who is venerated for holiness in a non-Christian religious tradition.
3. An extremely virtuous person.
tr.v. saint·ed, saint·ing, saints
1. To name, recognize, or venerate as a saint.
2. To regard or venerate as extremely virtuous.

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