noun
saint
sehnt
noun
1
A person formally recognized by a church, especially the Catholic Church, as holy after death, often due to a virtuous life or miracles.
"The cathedral was built in honor of the city's patron saint."
"Joan of Arc was declared a saint centuries after her death."
2
A person regarded as remarkably kind, patient, or morally admirable.
"You'd have to be a saint to put up with that commute every day."
How to Use Saint
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA holy person officially honored by a church, or, informally, someone unusually good and patient.
Common pairings
patron saint
canonized as a saint
a saint of a person
Word Forms
sainted past tense, Saints plural, Saints plural, saints singular
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Etymology
From Old French saint, ultimately from Latin sanctus ("holy, consecrated").