Saint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From saint.
Meanings
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A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
Saint Stephen was the first martyr.
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(Mormonism) A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon.
The project’s goal was to “fortify the faith of the Saints,” he said, “while at the same time paying attention to hard things.”
2018 September 2, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Scott D. Pierce, “Mormon church publishes its first official history in nearly a century, and the result is an easy-to-read volume that tackles some hard facts”, in The Salt Lake Tribune:They settled in Kaw Township, a dozen miles from Independence, becoming the first Saints to be resettled in the newly designated Zion.
2011, Terryl L. Givens, Matthew J. Grow, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism, →ISBN, page 53:the Kirtland Saints
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Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.
Former New Orleans Saint and current blues historian at Tulane University, Nick Travers becomes involved in a case related to the mysterious death […]
2008, David Rife, Jazz Fiction: A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 86:Their prayers were answered when future New Orleans Saint and Super Bowl champion Jabari Greer intercepted Croyle's pass. In the fourth overtime, ...
2015, Craig T. Smith, 100 Things Tennessee Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Triumph Books, →ISBN:In 1971, during Archie Manning's first game as a New Orleans Saint and the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, […]
2008, Monica M. Dalide, 683 Things About New Orleans, Outskirts Press, page 88
- (UK) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Saint Kitts · the lists of derived terms at saint and St · Saint Anthony's nut · Saint Grottlesex · Saint Agatha · Gulf of Saint Lawrence · Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol · Saint Lucia · Saint Simons Island · Saint-John · Saint Elias Mountains · Saint Ignatius · Saint Petersburg · Saint Joseph · Saint Sampson · Saint-Florentin · Saint Michaels · Saint-Hyacinthe · Saint-Véran
Synonyms
SS (title) · S. (title) · S (title) · St (title) · SS. (title) · St. (title)
Translations (50)
pt Santa (title given to a saint) · it Santa (title given to a saint) · pt Santo (title given to a saint) · gl San (title given to a saint) · vi thánh (title given to a saint) · si ශුද්ධවූ (title given to a saint) · fr Saint (title given to a saint) · cs Svatá (title given to a saint) · km សន្ត (title given to a saint) · gl Santa (title given to a saint) · ga San (title given to a saint) · mt Qaddisa (title given to a saint) · cmn 聖 /圣 (title given to a saint) · es San (title given to a saint) · ro Sfântul (title given to a saint) · dsb swěta (title given to a saint) · yrl Santu (title given to a saint) · gd Naomh (title given to a saint) · de Sankt (title given to a saint) · it San (title given to a saint) · an Sant (title given to a saint) · pl Święta (title given to a saint) · yrl Santa (title given to a saint) · dsb swěty (title given to a saint) · es Santa (title given to a saint) · ast Santa (title given to a saint) · pl Święty (title given to a saint) · cs Svatý (title given to a saint) · ga Naomh (title given to a saint) · pt São (title given to a saint) · ru свято́й (title given to a saint) · nl Sint (title given to a saint) · it Santo (title given to a saint) · mt Qaddis (title given to a saint) · arz سيدي (title given to a saint) · ast San (title given to a saint) · da Sankt (title given to a saint) · ca Sant (title given to a saint) · nds-de Sünn (title given to a saint) · hu szent (title given to a saint) · ca Santa (title given to a saint) · sv Sankta (title given to a saint) · sh Sveti (title given to a saint) · sv Sankt (title given to a saint) · fi Pyhä (title given to a saint) · ja セイント (title given to a saint) · ko 성 (title given to a saint) · es Santo (title given to a saint) · ro Sfânta (title given to a saint) · ja 聖 (title given to a saint)