Saint
WordNet
noun
(1) Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
(2) Person of exceptional holiness
(3) A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
verb
(4) Declare (a dead person) to be a saint
"After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
(5) Hold sacred
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Etymology
From < (French: ) < , prop. pp. of , akin to .
Noun
- A holy person, especially one who has shown heroic virtue.
- Dorothy Day was a living saint.
- 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.
- 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)
Verb
- To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
- Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.