saint

Meaning

Noun

1. A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
2. One of the blessed in heaven.
3. A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
4. (Mormonism, alt-of, specifically) Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint”).
5. (broadly, figuratively) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.
6. (archaic) A holy object.

Verb

Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.

Prefix

Capitalized and placed before another term, particularly personal names, to create placename without direct association to any religious character.

Synonyms

sage

holy

holy man

ascetic

holy person

canonise

canonize

paragon

angel

👼

devotee

sanctify

religious person

pious

hermit

nonpareil

nonesuch

ideal

apotheosis

enshrine

nonsuch

saintly

sanctified

seer

wise man

yogi

perfect person

pietist

say a prayer

pious man

holy priest

object of worship

man of noble character

holy woman

person of lofty virtue

saintlike

divine person

holyman

altruist

plaster saint

anchorite

apostle

believer

blessed

donor

father

👨‍👦

God

hallow

humanist

intellectual

lord

Translations

saint

santo

santo

άγιος

santa

heilige

santo

santa

sant

Heiliger

santa

Heilige

sainte

αγία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seɪnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: saint

Inherited from Old English: sanct

Cognate with English: hallow

Inherited from Middle English: saynten

In summary

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”)).