saint en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [sɨn(t)] UK, as an unstressed, capitalised title
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /seɪnt/
- (US) audio
- /sɛnt/ (UK, dialectal)
- [sn̩(t)] UK, as an unstressed, capitalised title
- /sən(t)/ UK, as an unstressed, capitalised title
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”). Doublet of Sanctus. Displaced native Middle English halwe (“saint”) from Old English hālga (“saint, holy one”) (> Modern English hallow (“saint”)).
Meanings
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(qualifier:generally) 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.
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One of the blessed in heaven.
Then ſhall thy Saints unmixt, and from th' impure / Farr ſeparate, circling thy holy Mount / Unfained Halleluiahs to thee ſing,
1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 742–744:
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A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, called to be Saints, with all that in euery place call vpon the Name of Iesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 1:2:
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(Mormonism, alt-of, specifically) Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint”).
alt of Saint
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(broadly, figuratively) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.
Dorothy Day was a living saint.
Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!
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(archaic) A holy object.
It is ruine to a man to deuoure ſaintes, and afterward to retracte the vowes.
1610, The Second Tome of the Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Prouerbes 20:25, page 299:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| St | alternative | lexicographic | |
| saints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
saintly · Wainfleet All Saints · Sunday saint · saintless · Theddlethorpe All Saints · Saint Andrew · Saint Johnstown · sainthead · saintish · saintful · saintlike · folk saint · besaint · Gulf of Saint Lawrence · Saint Aubin · military saint · patron saint · unsaint · blacke-saint · the lists of derived terms at Saint and St · narco-saint · Saint-Jérôme · Saint Helier · Saint-Lambert · All Saints · Saint Michael · saintess · saintdom · Saint Joseph · fool-saint · plaster saint · saintism · saintship · sainty · saintology · sainthood · Saint Peter · Saint-Maurice · patience of a saint · saintling
Hyponyms
casis (holy person) · sainte (holy person) · confessor (holy person) · martyr (holy person) · san (holy person) · arhat (holy person) · immortal (holy person) · sultan (holy person) · sage (holy person) · wali (holy person) · holy man (holy person) · santa (holy person)
Relateds
Synonyms
hallow (holy person)
Translations (223)
yrl santu (person proclaimed as saint) · mt qaddis (person proclaimed as saint) · wa sint ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ro sântă (person proclaimed as saint) · pt santo (person proclaimed as saint) · el άγιος (person proclaimed as saint) · oc senta (person proclaimed as saint) · no helgen ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · lt šventoji (person proclaimed as saint) · fi pyhimys ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · el αγία (person proclaimed as saint) · ko 성인 (person proclaimed as saint) · vo hisaludan ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ga naomh ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sh svetica (person proclaimed as saint) · pt santa (person proclaimed as saint) · gl santo ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ro sânt ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · mt santa ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ca santa (person proclaimed as saint) · cs svatá (person proclaimed as saint) · pl święty (person proclaimed as saint) · ms wali (person proclaimed as saint) · es santo (person proclaimed as saint) · bn ওলি (person proclaimed as saint) · nn helgen ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · jac tioẍ (person proclaimed as saint) · mk светица ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · el αγία ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · kk молда ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · be святы́ (person proclaimed as saint) · mt santu ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · oc sant (person proclaimed as saint) · lmo sant (person proclaimed as saint) · sq shën (person proclaimed as saint) · hy սուրբ ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · rm son (person proclaimed as saint) · sc santu (person proclaimed as saint) · bg свете́ц ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · eo sanktulo (person proclaimed as saint) · ary ولي (person proclaimed as saint) · pt santo ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · kw sans (person proclaimed as saint) · wa sinte ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · cmn 聖人 /圣人 (person proclaimed as saint) · hi महात्मा (person proclaimed as saint) · ota عزیز (person proclaimed as saint) · vi thánh nhân (person proclaimed as saint) · no helgen (person proclaimed as saint) · ltg svātlelyskys (person proclaimed as saint) · sh sveto ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · mk светец (person proclaimed as saint) · fa مقدس (person proclaimed as saint) · ur ولیہ (person proclaimed as saint) · ur ولی (person proclaimed as saint) · sv helgon ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · lo ນັກບຸນ (person proclaimed as saint) · ms santo (person proclaimed as saint) · sh svetac ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ang sanct (person proclaimed as saint) · ru свята́я (person proclaimed as saint) · ar قِدِّيس (person proclaimed as saint) · sh sveto (person proclaimed as saint) · yue 聖人 /圣人 (person proclaimed as saint) · nrf saint ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · rsk святи (person proclaimed as saint) · it santo (person proclaimed as saint) · ca sant ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · eo virsanktulo (person proclaimed as saint) · vi vị thánh ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ur مقدس (person proclaimed as saint) · gd naomh (person proclaimed as saint) · no helgen (person proclaimed as saint) · mi ahurangi ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · nrf saint (person proclaimed as saint) · ur مقدسہ (person proclaimed as saint) · et pühak (person proclaimed as saint) · sh svetac (person proclaimed as saint) · fi pyhimys (person proclaimed as saint) · th นักบุญ (person proclaimed as saint) · uk свята́ (person proclaimed as saint) · mt san ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · vi thánh (person proclaimed as saint) · sh светац ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · cmn 聖徒 /圣徒 (person proclaimed as saint) · qu ch'uya (person proclaimed as saint) · hi संत (person proclaimed as saint) · rm sench (person proclaimed as saint) · ast santu (person proclaimed as saint) · hy սուրբ (person proclaimed as saint) · vo hisaludan (person proclaimed as saint) · lv svēts (person proclaimed as saint) · sk svätá (person proclaimed as saint) · da helgen (person proclaimed as saint) · rup ayiu (person proclaimed as saint) · vec santo (person proclaimed as saint) · sq shenjtor (person proclaimed as saint) · tr aziz (person proclaimed as saint) · cy sant (person proclaimed as saint) · vo jisaludan (person proclaimed as saint) · kk тақуа ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · it santo ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sh светац (person proclaimed as saint) · sh sveta ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · rsk свята (person proclaimed as saint) · is dýrlingur (person proclaimed as saint) · id santa (person proclaimed as saint) · fr sainte ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ga naomh (person proclaimed as saint) · ary ولي صالح (person proclaimed as saint) · enm seynt (person proclaimed as saint) · eo sanktulino (person proclaimed as saint) · fa سن (person proclaimed as saint) · sl svetnica ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · fa قدیس (person proclaimed as saint) · kk әулие ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sv helgon (person proclaimed as saint) · ar وَلِيّ (person proclaimed as saint) · ba әүлиә (person proclaimed as saint) · ro sfântă (person proclaimed as saint) · be свята́я (person proclaimed as saint) · nan-hbl 聖人 /圣人 (person proclaimed as saint) · ota اولیا (person proclaimed as saint) · uk святи́й (person proclaimed as saint) · oc santa (person proclaimed as saint) · sw mtakatifu (person proclaimed as saint) · es santa (person proclaimed as saint) · ru свята́я ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · fr sainte (person proclaimed as saint) · th วิสุทธิชน (person proclaimed as saint) · it santa (person proclaimed as saint) · pt santa ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · qu santu (person proclaimed as saint) · el άγιος ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sh svetica ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · mi hato (person proclaimed as saint) · bg свети́ца (person proclaimed as saint) · sl svetnica (person proclaimed as saint) · wa sinte (person proclaimed as saint) · th วิสุทธิชน ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sk svätý (person proclaimed as saint) · grc ἅγιος (person proclaimed as saint) · yue 聖徒 /圣徒 (person proclaimed as saint) · th นักบุญ ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · fro saint (person proclaimed as saint) · pro saint (person proclaimed as saint) · ltg svāta (person proclaimed as saint) · ka წმინდანი (person proclaimed as saint) · sh svet (person proclaimed as saint) · dlm suant (person proclaimed as saint) · da helgen ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · la sānctus (person proclaimed as saint) · rup sãntu (person proclaimed as saint) · cs svatý (person proclaimed as saint) · fr saint (person proclaimed as saint) · lv svēta (person proclaimed as saint) · ro sfânt (person proclaimed as saint) · tl santo (person proclaimed as saint) · es santo ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · lt šventasis (person proclaimed as saint) · tg муқаддас (person proclaimed as saint) · rsk святителька (person proclaimed as saint) · ro sânt (person proclaimed as saint) · rm sontg (person proclaimed as saint) · frm sainct (person proclaimed as saint) · ltg svāts (person proclaimed as saint) · rsk святитель (person proclaimed as saint) · fr saint ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · kk әулие (person proclaimed as saint) · rup sãmtu (person proclaimed as saint) · mt santu (person proclaimed as saint) · sh svet ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · bn পীর (person proclaimed as saint) · lb Hellegen (person proclaimed as saint) · he קדוש (person proclaimed as saint) · id santo (person proclaimed as saint) · fa سنتا (person proclaimed as saint) · ro sfânt ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ca sant (person proclaimed as saint) · bg свети́ца ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · wa sint (person proclaimed as saint) · de Heiliger ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · eo sanktuliĉo (person proclaimed as saint) · sl svetnik ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ast santa (person proclaimed as saint) · hi मुकद्दस (person proclaimed as saint) · ang hālga (person proclaimed as saint) · ur بزرگ (person proclaimed as saint) · sq mrrim (person proclaimed as saint) · hi पुनीत (person proclaimed as saint) · mk светица (person proclaimed as saint) · sl svetnik (person proclaimed as saint) · ru свято́й (person proclaimed as saint) · gd naomh ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · nl heilige ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · ro sfântă ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · vo saludan (person proclaimed as saint) · de Heiliger (person proclaimed as saint) · hi वाली (person proclaimed as saint) · no sankt (person proclaimed as saint) · fur sant (person proclaimed as saint) · gl santo (person proclaimed as saint) · scn santu (person proclaimed as saint) · bg свете́ц (person proclaimed as saint) · xag 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙 (person proclaimed as saint) · rm sonch (person proclaimed as saint) · hu szent (person proclaimed as saint) · ru свято́й ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · sh sveta (person proclaimed as saint) · oc sent (person proclaimed as saint) · gl santa (person proclaimed as saint) · mk светец ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · es santa ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · rm sogn (person proclaimed as saint) · ja 聖人 (person proclaimed as saint) · vo saludan ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · vo jisaludan ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · pl święta (person proclaimed as saint) · cs světec ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · it santa ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · hu szent ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) · nl heilige (person proclaimed as saint) · fro seint (person proclaimed as saint)