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Saint
Found in thesaurus: deity, immortal, divinity, god, good person, role model, model, fear, reverence, venerate, revere, hold, adjudge, declare
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saint
n.
person canonized by the Christian Church for his holy qualities; extremely holy person, very righteous person
v.
recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
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Saint
A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, or likeness to God. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people," with the Jewish Tzadik, the Islamic Mu'min, the Hindu rishi or Sikh guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also being referred to as "saints". Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either by official ecclesiastical declaration/denomination or by popular acclamation (see folk saints).
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Saint (disambiguation)
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saint
Noun
1. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
(hypernym) deity, divinity, god, immortal
(hyponym) patron saint
(member-holonym) sainthood
(derivation) canonize, canonise
2. person of exceptional holiness
(synonym) holy man, holy person, angel
(hypernym) good person
(hyponym) Buddha
(derivation) consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
3. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
(synonym) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch
(hypernym) model, role model
(hyponym) jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack
(derivation) purify, purge, sanctify
Verb
1. hold sacred
(synonym) enshrine
(hypernym) reverence, fear, revere, venerate
2. in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
(synonym) canonize, canonise
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
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saint
pref.
saint, holy, godly, sacred, title placed before the name of a canonized person (often appearing in the names of cities, towns, family names, etc.)
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saint
adj.
saintly, holy, sacred, blessed, saint
saint
nm.
saint, person canonized by the Christian Church for his holy qualities; extremely holy person, very righteous person
