saint (sānt)
n.

1. 1. (Abbr. St. or S.) Christianity. A person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.
   2. A person who has died and gone to heaven.
   3. Saint A member of any of various religious groups, especially a Latter-Day Saint.
2. An extremely virtuous person.

tr.v., saint·ed, saint·ing, saints.
To name, recognize, or venerate as a saint; canonize.

[Middle English seint, from Old French saint, from Late Latin sānctus, from Latin, holy, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate.]

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