saint
A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
Noun 4 meanings
A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
“The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.”
One of the blessed in heaven.
A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.
“Dorothy Day was a living saint.”
Verb 1 meaning
Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.
“Many Catholics wished to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately after his death.”
Etymology
From Middle English saint, seint, sainct, seinct, sanct, senct, partly from Old English sanct (“saint”) and confluence with Old French saint, seinte (Modern French saint); both from Latin sānctus (“holy, consecrated”, in Late Latin as a noun, “a saint”), past participle of sancīre (“to render sacred, make holy”), akin to sacer (“holy, sacred”).
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SAINT at a glance
SAINT has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,515 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with saint
All rhymesOne letter away
- PAINT7
- FAINT8
- STINT5
- TAINT5
- SKINT9
- SAINS5
- SAINE5
- HAINT8
- DAINT6
- SAUNT5
- SUINT5
- SAIST5
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