saint /seɪnt/noun 9verb 1forms 4 noun9 •a person who has died and whom a church has officially named as very holy and goodThe Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012. •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 •A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.Saint Stephen was the first martyr. •(figurative) 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! •Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.In 1971, during Archie Manning's first game as a New Orleans Saint and the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, […] — 2008 •A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon.the Kirtland Saints •A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world. •(UK) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR. •(no longer used) A holy object.It is ruine to a man to deuoure saintes, and afterward to retracte the vowes. — 1610 verb1 •Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.Many Catholics wished to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately after his death. formssainted · sainting · saints · Saints
