saint

Meaning

Noun

a male saint; masculine of sainte

Adj

saintly (all meanings)

Concepts

holy

saint

sacred

saintly

holy man

sage

saintlike

angelic

angelical

sainted

hallowed

blessed

taboo

mystic

seer

devout

canonise

canonize

beatific

enshrine

consecrated

sanctified

inviolable

inviolate

sacrosanct

holy place

sanctum

apotheosis

ideal

nonesuch

nonpareil

nonsuch

paragon

angel

holy person

hallow

saintish

belonging to

derived from

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛ̃/

Etymology

From Latin sanctus (“holy”).

Sentences

C'est un saint descendu du ciel .

He is a saint descended from heaven.

Saint Roch était un saint supposé protéger les habitants de la peste .

Saint Roch was a saint supposed to protect the inhabitants from the plague.

Il le réforme selon la règle de saint Augustin .

He reformed it according to the rule of St. Augustine.

George Beer, du nom du saint patron de l'Éthiopie.

George Beer, named after the patron saint of Ethiopia.

Le culte catholique est pratiqué dans l'église Saint Martin .

Catholic worship is practiced in St. Martin's Church.

Barrington et Jervis, le futur comte Saint Vincent , resteront amis toute leur vie .

Barrington and Jervis, the future Count Saint Vincent, would remain friends for the rest of their lives.

En effet , saint Wolfgang avait permis l'indépendance de l'abbaye depuis l'abbé Ramwod.

Indeed, Saint Wolfgang had allowed the independence of the abbey since Abbot Ramwod.

Elle est sous le vocable de saint Sylvain , auquel est attribuée l'évangélisation de Levroux.

It is under the name of Saint Sylvain, to whom the evangelization of Levroux is attributed.