santo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- godly adj Devoutly religious; pious and virtuous.
- hallow verb To treat as sacred; to make or declare holy.
- holy adj Regarded as sacred or dedicated to a god or religious purpose.
- righteous adj Morally right or virtuous; acting justly.
- saint noun A person formally recognized by a church, especially the Catholic Church, as holy after death, often due to a virtuous life or miracles.
Senses
santo is used for these senses in English:
- Saint A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
- hallow (obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
- holy Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- holy Revered in a religion.
- name day The feast day of the saint after whom one is named.
- righteous Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.