to saint
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8.5
- verb
- /seɪnt/
- Formal
- Well, his sainted Mother's prayers have been answered.
Examples
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From her distance, it is as if Emma is suddenly sainted, a person who sees spirits and changes in the soul.
Fiction book (1999) -
Who could mistake the man for anyone but the sainted theologian?
Fiction book (1995) -
Perhaps we could saint Lukas for his "golden mouth"?
Blog text (4) -
I don't see the image, I see the sainted man.
Academic text (2002) -
You have the rabbinical eyes of all your sainted ancestors of blessed memory.
Fiction book (1991) -
A sainted man.
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They are sainted now.
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The sainted Bernardino da Feltre was preaching in the square that day.
Fiction book (1998) -
The church decided to saint the revered monk after his contributions to the community.
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Many believe that she deserves to be sainted for her lifelong dedication to helping the poor.
Synonyms
7
8.2
Officially declare someone a saint or treat them as perfect
Idioms
Compounds
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5.2
A person who belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormon Church
4
2.9
A holiday on March 17 when people celebrate Saint Patrick and Irish culture
4
2.7
A city on Tampa Bay in western Florida known for beaches and mild winter weather
2
4.8
A city in northeastern Florida, the oldest European town in the United States with old buildings and forts
2
5.7
A Christian feast day on March 19 that honors Joseph, the husband of Mary, especially among Catholics
1
3.9
A city in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi River across from Saint Louis, Missouri
1
3.7
A river in northeastern North America that starts in Maine and flows through New Brunswick to the Bay of Fundy
1
2.8
A large river in eastern North America that flows northeast from Lake Ontario into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
1
3.5
A lake between Ontario, Canada, and Michigan, USA that connects Lake Huron and Lake Erie
1
5.5
A follower of Jesus who led the first Christians and is seen by Catholics as the first pope
1
3.4
A river in northeast Florida that flows north through Jacksonville to the Atlantic Ocean
An island country in the Caribbean made of Saint Vincent and small Grenadine islands
1
5.1
A system of locks and canals that lets ships travel from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes
- Specialized
1
9.9
A blue or violet glow that appears on pointed objects during storms
1
8.1
A group of Roman Catholic monks who follow Saint Benedict's rules to pray and study
1
6.7
One of Jesus's twelve followers, brother of John, traditionally said to have written the New Testament letter James
1
9.9
A short period of unusually warm weather in autumn, often in November
- Archaic
1
9.9
A condition that makes children have quick, uncontrolled body movements
- Archaic
1
9.9
A historical severe skin illness causing painful burning, blisters, or black areas after eating bad grain
1
9.9
Scallops baked in a creamy white wine sauce and served in scallop shells
A group of Roman Catholic nuns who run schools and care for people
A small country in the Caribbean made of two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Literature
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
- Literature
The night before Saint Agnes's feast day when young women do special acts to dream of their future husbands
One of the twelve followers of Jesus, brother of Peter and patron saint of Scotland
- Specialized
A blue or purple light that appears on pointed objects like ship masts during storms
A range of high mountains between southern Alaska and the Yukon that has some of North America's highest peaks
A river in the central United States that starts in Missouri and flows southeast through Arkansas into the Mississippi River
- Archaic
A disease from not having enough vitamin niacin that causes skin, stomach, and nerve problems
A person who was one of Jesus' twelve disciples and is believed to have written the first Gospel
A bush with many small white flowers that bloom in spring, often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A bluish purple glow that appears on pointed metal parts like ship masts or airplane wings during storms
- Specialized
A faint blue glow that appears on ship masts or airplane wings during storms caused by electricity in the air
A group of nuns in the Ukrainian Catholic Church who serve and teach
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saint comes from the Latin root sanctus, 'holy', and from the Church practice of making someone officially 'holy'. So to saint someone is to officially declare them 'holy' or set apart by the Church.