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saint
[ seynt ]
noun
- any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence.
- a founder, sponsor, or patron, as of a movement or organization.
- (in certain religious groups) a designation applied by the members to themselves.
verb (used with object)
- to enroll formally among the saints recognized by the Church.
- to give the name of saint to; reckon as a saint.
saint
/ se瑟nt; s蓹nt /
noun
- 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
- a person of exceptional holiness or goodness
- plural Bible the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight
verb
- tr to canonize; recognize formally as a saint
saint
- In Christianity , a holy person, living or dead; a person who has been saved ( see salvation ) (see also salvation ). Saint is the French word for 鈥渉oly.鈥 Many churches reserve the title of saint for persons who have died faithful to their Christian commitment. The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church require certain procedures before people can be officially named saints; this procedure is called canonization .
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉补颈苍迟诲辞尘, noun
- 藞蝉补颈苍迟濒颈办别, adjective
- 藞蝉补颈苍迟濒别蝉蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉补颈苍迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 辞耻迟顎却补颈苍迟顎 verb (used with object)
- 蝉耻顎卲别谤路蝉补颈苍迟顎 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of saint1
Example Sentences
And the dialogue is largely functional, Burnett never building to some grand thesis, refusing to reduce Watts to inner-city clich茅s or its denizens to doe-eyed saints.
Across the country - where it is not uncommon for the smallest village to have a patron saint - church bells tolled and portraits of Pope Francis were hung inside churches as the faithful mourned.
Brady is the patron saint of the passed-over passers, and this Los Angeles Times beat-writer mock draft has plenty of those.
Flowers, candles and pictures of saints were left on the step.
It is the latest development in a decades-long campaign to have Gaud铆, who was a devout Catholic, recognised as a saint.
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