santo

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) holy, sacred
2. (comparable) holy, sacred
3. (comparable) holy, sacred
4. (comparable) holy, sacred
5. (comparable) holy, sacred
6. (comparable, figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
7. (comparable, figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled

Noun

1. (masculine) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church
2. (masculine) orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)
3. (masculine) saint (a virtuous or holy person)
4. (masculine) an extremely kind individual

Concepts

holy

sacred

saint

angel

👼

hallow

hallowed

sanctified

belonging to

saintly

holy person

derived from

holy man

consecrated

Opposite of

laico, secular, impuro, pecador, réprobo, libidinoso

Synonyms

sagrado

santa

sacro

anjo

👼

sagrada

são

🔉

Santos

Arya

Ārya

Translations

saint

santo

sant

άγιος

heilig

santo

sagrado

heilig

sagrat

sainte

sanctus

sacraal

sacré

sacer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɐ̃.tu/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).