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n.
    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.
  1. 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.]


 
 

Holy person. In the New Testament, St. Paul used the term to mean a member of the Christian community, but the term more commonly refers to those noted for their holiness and venerated during their lifetimes or after death. In Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, saints are publicly recognized by the church and are considered intercessors with God for the living. They are honoured on special feast days, and their remains and personal effects are venerated as relics. Often Christian saints perform miracles in their lifetime, or miracles occur in their names after their death. In Islam, wali ("friend of God") is often translated as saint; in Buddhism, arhats and bodhisattvas are roughly equivalent to saints. Hindu sadhus are somewhat similar. See also canonization.

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In addition to the saints inherited from the Early Church and Byzantium, the Orthodox Church in Rus soon began to create its own objects of veneration. The saints belonged to three main categories:(1) spiritual and secular leaders who rendered significant service to the Church; (2) martyrs; and (3) those who exhibited extraordinary spiritual gifts, specifically the power to perform miracles, especially through their relics. Although the miracles were not a formal precondition under canon law, popular Orthodoxy placed a high value on this quality, primarily if manifested in "uncorrupted remains" (netlennye moshchi). The miracle of physical preservation, attested by an official examination of the crypt, reinforced belief in the power to perform miracles and hence intercede on behalf of the disabled and distressed.

Canonizations in the Russian Orthodox Church have proceeded in a highly uneven fashion. In early medieval Russia (from Christianization in 988 to the 1547 Church Council), the Russian Church canonized only nineteen figures; the first to be so honored were the princes Boris and Gleb, whose nonresistance to a violent death amidst the fratricidal warfare made them the very model of kenoticism. The first major burst of canonizations came during the Church Councils of 1547 and 1549, which, reflecting Muscovy's new self-assertion as the Third Rome, recognized thirty-nine new saints. Subsequently the church slowly expanded the number of saints, but that process came to a virtual halt in 1721: It canonized only five new saints before Nicholas II ascended the throne in 1894 and sought to bolster autocracy by favoring canonization and emphasizing the religious foundations of autocracy. The Bolshevik Revolution brought all of that to an end; the new regime actively engaged in de-canonization, opening scores of saints' crypts (to demonstrate that the "uncorrupted relics" were frauds) and consigning relics to museums and storage. Although the Church was able to canonize five saints in the 1960s and 1970s, an era of large-scale canonizations opened in 1988. Over the next decade the church canonized a long list of prominent medieval figures (i.e., Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy and the icon-painter Andrei Rublev) as well as many martyred during the Soviet era.

By 1999 the Russian Orthodox Church had a total of 1,362 saints. The majority came from the hierarchy (11.5%) and monastic orders (49.9%); few of the parish clergy were canonized (1.8%), all, indeed, on the basis of marytyrdom. In addition to a substantial number of princes and tsars (6.9%), the church canonized ordinary lay martyrs (24.5%), some "fools-in-Christ" (3.2%), and laypersons venerated for their extraordinary spirituality (2.3%). These saints are, moreover, overwhelmingly male (96.4%). Since 1999, the church has begun to change these proportions, chiefly because of the ongoing canonization of martyrs (e.g., more than a thousand in August 2000). While some decisions have been exceedingly controversial (above all, the canonization of Nicholas II and his family), the church seeks to pay homage to the ordinary priests and parishioners who paid the ultimate price for their unswerving faith during the merciless repressions of the first decades of Soviet rule.

Bibliography

Freeze, Gregory. (1996). "Subversive Piety: Religion and the Political Crisis in Late Imperial Russia." Journal of Modern History 68:308 - 50.

Grunwald, Constantin de. (1960). Saints of Russia. London: Hutchinson.

—GREGORY L. FREEZE

 
[O.Fr., from Latin sanctus=holy], in Christianity, a person who is recognized as worthy of veneration.

Nature of Sainthood

In the Hebrew Scriptures God is “the Holy One” or “one who is holy” (Isa. 1.4; 5.19; 41.14). “His people share His holiness” (Ex. 19.6). To the New Testament authors the church is the community of saints (Acts 9.13 and the Pauline epistles). Although the creeds, with the phrase “communion of saints,” maintain that usage, in later Christianity the term saint came to be used for those who live in heaven.

Generally in the Roman Catholic Church the title saint is limited to the canonized if they lived after the year 1000; otherwise the title is used according to custom. In East and West criteria for recognition of sainthood are martyrdom, holiness of life, miracles in life and after death (e.g., with relics), and a popular cultus. The addition of the name of a person to the official list of saints occurs through the process canonization. The Virgin Mary is the chief saint, and the angels are counted as saints. In 1969 the Roman Catholic Church dropped a number of saints from its liturgical calendar because of doubt that they ever lived; among them was the popular St. Christopher.

Religious Role of the Saints

In traditional belief, as taught by Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, faithful Christians on earth and the saints in heaven are all members of the church, and just as living members seek the prayers of others and share in the merits of others, so the living ask those in heaven for their prayers and share in their merits (see indulgence). An aspect of the same cooperation of the living and the saints is prayer for those dead who are not yet saints (i.e., in purgatory).

Prayer to the saints (“veneration” or “honor”) is distinct in kind from prayer to God (“worship” or “adoration”), who is the source of all their glory. In the liturgy saints are commemorated and their intercession sought on special days (“saint's day”; see also All Saints' Day), usually the anniversary of their death. In the ancient churches each member has at least one patron saint from baptism, and in the West another is adopted at confirmation; patrons are expected to have a mutual relation of affection with their earthly charges. Saints vary in popularity: St. Joseph, very popular today among Catholics and Orthodox, had scarcely any cultus 1,000 years ago; St. Nicholas, for centuries a favorite in the West, has today few devotees among Roman Catholics. Examples of nonliturgical devotions to saints are pilgrimages (see pilgrim), many forms of litany, images and icons, novenas, and annual celebrations in honor of patron saints.

Accounts of the Lives of the Saints

Accounts of saints' lives have been favorite reading material for many, and at times their composition (hagiography) has become a real art. Apart from those that are simple, contemporary records, they often become miracle-studded tales. Two immortal collections of saints' lives are the Golden Legend and the Little Flowers of St. Francis (see Francis, Saint). In the modern Roman Catholic Church the Bollandists have been charged with the task of separating the true from the false in hagiography. The effort entails the revision of official books, e.g., the Roman Martyrology, a compendium of saints' lives.

Bibliography

See G. H. Gerould, Saints' Legends (1916, repr. 1969); H. Thurston and D. Attwater, ed., Butler's Lives of the Saints (4 vol., 1956, repr. 1965); P. McGinley, Saint-Watching (1969); D. Attwater, The Penguin Dictionary of Saints (1970); D. Farmer, ed., The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (2d ed. 1987).


 
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n.

A dead sinner revised and edited.

The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had known St. Francis de Sales, said, on hearing him called saint: "I am delighted to hear that Monsieur de Sales is a saint. He was fond of saying indelicate things, and used to cheat at cards. In other respects he was a perfect gentleman, though a fool."



 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization v. - Hold sacred.

pronunciation A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. — Albert Schweitzer

 
Quotes About: Saints

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"Saintliness is also a temptation." - Jean Anouilh

"Saint. A dead sinner revised and edited." - Ambrose Bierce

"People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled -- secure from violent passions or temptations to evil -- those who have never needed to struggle all night with the Angel to emerge lame but victorious at dawn, never become great saints." - Eva Le Gallienne

"Born a saint, die a sinner -- born a sinner, die a saint." - Doug Horton

"A saint addicted to excessive self-abnegation is a dangerous associate; he may infect you with poverty, and a stiffening of those joints which are needed for advancement -- in a word, with more renunciation than you care for -- and so you flee the contagion." - Victor Hugo

"God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners." - Soren Kierkegaard

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In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos.
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In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos.

According to the Bible, a saint is one who is sanctified (cf. 2 Chron. 6:41). The early Christians were all called saints. (Heb. 13:24; Jud. 1:3; Phile. 1:5, 7) Over time, the traditional usage of the term saint came to refer to a person who is recognized as having attained a certain level of holiness. It is used within Christianity, with definitions varying by denomination, but English-language publications will sometimes use saint to describe a revered person from another religion. The word itself means “holy” and is derived from the Latin sanctus. The concept originates in early Greek Christian literature with the use of the word hagios (Greek άγιος meaning “holy” or “holy one”) and in the New Testament, where it is used to describe the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.[1] The use of saint in popular culture denotes a simple feeling of thanks and respect for their efforts.

History

The concept of sainthood is rooted in the Judeo-Christian belief aligning one’s motives and actions are with the “will of God” makes one more perfect and holy, and that it is possible in life to approach perfection. From early days of Christianity, Paul the Apostle and others used the word agios (“holy”) to refer not only to all living believers (as in Philippians 4:21-22 or Revelation 20:9) but, at times, also to those in heaven (as in 1 Thessalonians 3:13). [2] As Christianity developed, the word saint came to be used more commonly to designate specific individuals who were held to be exemplars of the faith, and who were commemorated or venerated as an inspiration to other Christians. Initially, the term was used to describe those who had been martyrs for the faith. Other believers would gather at the martyr’s grave, and celebrate the Eucharist there. The ceremony took the form of a joyful, triumphant celebration. The first recorded instance of such ceremonies is the annual celebrations at the grave of Polycarp in the second century.[3] From the beginning of Christianity, Christians prayed to departed friends and relatives to intercede on their behalf, and such prayers were soon extended to those regarded as saints. Rather quickly, the saints' intercession was sought more frequently than that of departed personal friends. Bishops and martyrs tended to be the most frequently venerated during these early years. Examples of early requests for intercession can be found in the Catacombs of Rome.[3]

Shortly thereafter, another type of saint became recognized. This was the anchorite or hermit, of the type of Anthony of Egypt. Although hermits did not die in the physical sense, they did resolve to die to the pleasures of the world, making them effective martyrs. Subsequently, after the formation of monasteries, monks came under consideration as saints. When convents were formed, nuns began to be canonized. Also, outstanding laymen became more frequently considered as saints.

To assist in the differentiation of the various kinds of saints, terms were invented to differentiate between them. In addition to the existing bishop, martyr, and hermit, Virgin and Matron for women, Confessor, Abbott and Abbess, Priest, and other words were added. Since then, churches have created additional such terms to assist in differentiating the ever-proliferating types.

Within the Roman Catholic tradition, a formal process of canonization developed for identifying individuals as saints. Within Orthodox tradition, some saints are universally recognized, while others are defined and remembered only by local churches.

Within some Protestant traditions, saint is also used to refer to any born-again Christian.

Abbreviation for the term Saint is usually St; in cases where multiple Saints are referenced “SS.” is the norm.

Christianity

Roman Catholicism

Saints of the Roman Catholic church.
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Saints of the Roman Catholic church.

There are more than 10,000 Roman Catholic saints.[1] The older term for saint is martyr, meaning someone who would rather die than give up their faith, or more specifically, witness for God. However, as the word martyr took on more and more the meaning of "one who died for the Faith," the term saint, meaning holy, became more common to describe the whole of Christian witnesses, both martyrs and confessors. The Catholic Church teaches that it does not, in fact, make anyone a saint. Rather, it recognizes a saint. In the Roman Catholic church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been formally canonised (officially recognised) by the Church.

Also, by this definition there are many people believed to be in heaven who have not been formally declared as Saints (most typically due to their obscurity and the involved process of formal canonisation) but who may nevertheless generically be referred to as saints (lowercase 's'). Anyone in heaven is, in the technical sense, a saint. Unofficial devotions to thus far uncanonised saints do exist in certain regions.

The veneration of saints, in Latin, cultus, or the cult of the saints, describes a particular popular devotion to the saints. Although the term "worship" is often used, it is intended in the old sense meaning to honor or give respect (dulia). Divine Worship is properly reserved only for God (latria) and never to the Saints. In Roman Catholic theology, since God is the God of the Living, then it follows that the saints are alive in Heaven. As "special friends of God" they can be asked to intercede or pray for those still on earth. A saint may be designated as a patron saint of particular causes or professions, or invoked against specific illnesses or disasters. They are not thought to have power of their own, but only that granted by God. Relics of saints are respected in a similar manner to holy images and icons.

Once a person has been declared a saint, the body of the saint is considered holy. The remains of saints are called holy relics and are usually used in Churches. The saints' personal belongings may also be used as relics. Some of the saints have a symbol that represents their life.

Canonisation

Main article: Canonisation

This particular form of recognition formally allows the person so canonised to be listed in the official Litany of the Saints during Mass. Formal canonisation is a lengthy process often taking many years, even centuries. The first step in this process is an investigation of the candidate's life, undertaken by an expert. After this, the report on the candidate is given to the bishop of the area and more studying is done. It is then sent to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. If they approve it, then the person may be granted the title of "Venerable", further investigations may lead to the candidate's beatification and given title of "Blessed." At a minimum, three important miracles are required to be formally declared a saint. The Church, however, places special weight on those miracles or instances of intercession that happened after the individual died and which are seen to demonstrate the saint's continued special relationship with God after death. Finally, when all of this is done the Pope canonises the saint.

Eastern Orthodoxy

Further information: Glorification
An icon depicting Eastern Orthodox saints (Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra).
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An icon depicting Eastern Orthodox saints (Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra).

In the Eastern Orthodox Church a Saint is defined as anyone who is in Heaven, whether recognized here on earth, or not. By this definition, Adam & Eve, Moses, the various Prophets, the Angels and Archangels are all given the title of "Saint".

Orthodox belief considers that God reveals his Saints through answered prayers and other miracles. Saints are usually recognized by a local community, often by people who directly knew them. As their popularity grows they are often then recognized by the entire church. The formal process of recognition involves deliberation by a synod of Bishops. If successful, this is followed by a service of Glorification in which the Saint is given a day on the church calendar to be celebrated by the entire church. This does not however make the person a saint; the person already was a saint and the Church ultimately recognized it.

It is believed that one of the ways in the holiness (saintliness) of a person is revealed is through the condition of their relics (remains). In some Orthodox countries (such as Greece, but not in Russia) graves are often reused after 3 to 5 years because of limited space. Bones are washed and placed in an ossuary, often with the person's name written on the skull. Occasionally when a body is exhumed something miraculous is reported as having occurred; exhumed bones are claimed to have given off a fragrance, like flowers, or a body is reported as having remained free of decay, despite not having been embalmed (traditionally the Orthodox do not embalm the dead) and having been buried for some years in the earth.

The reason relics are considered sacred is because, for the Orthodox, the separation of body and soul is unnatural. Body and soul both comprise the person, and in the end, body and soul will be reunited; therefore, the body of a saint shares in the “Holiness” of the soul of the saint. As a general rule only clergy will touch relics in order to move them or carry them in procession, however, in veneration the faithful will kiss the relic to show love and respect toward the saint. Every altar in every Orthodox church contains relics, usually of martyrs. Church interiors are covered with the Icons of saints.

Because the Church shows no true distinction between the living and the dead (the Saints are considered to be alive in Heaven), saints are referred to as if they were still alive. Saints are venerated but not worshipped. They are believed to be able to intercede for salvation and help mankind either through direct communion with God, or by personal intervention.

When a person is baptized in the Orthodox Church, he or she is given a new name, always the name of a saint. Regardless of the name a person was born with, the person begins to use his saint's name as his own during Communion, to help indicate that through his baptism the person has begun his life anew. This saint becomes one's personal patron, and his saint's day is also celebrated as a personal holiday.

Anglicanism

Main article: Saints in Anglicanism

In the Anglican Church, the title of Saint - with a capital 'S' - refers to a person who has been elevated by popular opinion as a pious and holy person. The saints are seen as models of holiness to be imitated, and as a 'cloud of witnesses' that strengthen and encourage the believer during his or her spiritual journey (Hebrews 12:1). The saints are seen as elder brothers and sisters in Christ, and it is reasoned by some Anglicans that just as believers may ask their living brothers and sisters on earth for intercessory [prayer], the prayers of the saints thought to be in Heaven can be requested as well.

Official Anglican creeds recognise the existence of the saints in heaven. Although Article XXII of Anglicanism's Articles of Religion "Of Purgatory" condemns "the Romish Doctrine concerning...(the) Invocation of Saints"; in practice, some Anglicans, particularly Anglo-Catholics, ask the prayers of the saints, and seek to live with them in the communion of saints.

Anglican Catholics understand sainthood in a more orthodox way, often praying for intercessions from the saints and celebrating their feast days.

Protestantism

In many Protestant churches, the word "Saint" is used more generally to refer to anyone who is a Christian. This is similar in usage to Paul's numerous references in the New Testament of the Bible. In this sense, anyone who is within the Body of Christ (i.e., a professing Christian) is a 'saint' because of their relationship with Jesus. Because of this, many Protestants consider prayers to the saints to be idolatry or even necromancy.

There are some groups which are generally classified as Protestants who do not accept the idea of the communion of saints. These groups, which are often more specifically referred to as Restorationists, do not believe in the efficacy of the intercession of saints. This is primarily due to two distinct, but opposing beliefs found within the various "Restorationists". Some believe all of the departed are in soul sleep until the final resurrection on Judgment Day. Others believe that the departed go to either Paradise or Tartarus, to await the day in which the living and the dead are judged.

High church Lutherans may use the term "saint" similarly to the manner in which other Catholics use it.


Further information: Priesthood of all believers

Latter-day Saints

The beliefs of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with regard to saints are similar to the Protestant tradition described above. In the New Testament the saints are all those who by immersion baptism have entered into the Christian covenant. Therefore members refer to themselves as "Latter-day Saints", or simply "Saints", most often among themselves. The qualification "Latter-Day" Saints refers to the doctrine that members are living in the "latter days" before the second coming of Jesus Christ, to distinguish the modern church from the ancient Christian church.

The term "Latter-Day" is commonly used in reference to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the Mormon Church.

Santeria - Voodoo

The veneration of Roman Catholic saints forms the basis of the Cuban Santería religion. In Santería, saints are syncretised with Yoruban deities, and are equally worshipped in churches (where they appear as saints) and in Santería religious festivities, where they appear as deities (orishas); however, this practice is condemned by the Roman Catholic Church.

Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Umbanda and other similar religions adopted the Roman Catholic Saints, or the images of the saints, as representations of their own spirits/deities or 'Orishas' in Santeria and 'Lwa' in Vodoun. Although there are many similarities between Vodoun and Santeria, they are different in respect to origin and language (Vodou is French, Santeria is Spanish). The adoption of Catholic Saints was fairly common in the religions that were adapted by the slaves in the New World. It can be understood as a more recent example of the absorption of pre-Christian elements into European "Catholicism". Different regions of the world where Catholicism is practiced have varying ways of practicing their faith.

Other religions

Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534)
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Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534)

The concept of sainthood developed in the Christian tradition. However, there are parallel concepts in other religions that recognize certain individuals as having particular holiness (or enlightenment). Judaism speaks of a class of (unidentified) individuals known as Tzadikkim.

There are individuals who have been described as being Hindu saints, most of whom have also been more specifically identified by the terms Mahatma, Paramahamsa, or Swami, or with the titles Sri or Srila. However, modern use of these terms has been strongly influenced by Theosophy[citation needed]. Buddhists hold the Arhats and Arahants in special esteem. Islam holds the hadrat in similar esteem. Perhaps a closer parallel would be the concept of sant or bhagat found in North Indian religious tradition, although it should be noted that "sant" is derived from the Sanskrit word for truth and is not a direct cognate of "saint". Major figures from across the religious spectrum, including, Kabir, Raidas and Baba Farid are widely regarded as constituting a Sant tradition. Many of their mystical compositions are incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib. The term "Sant" is still sometimes loosely applied to living individuals in the Sikh and related communities.

Anthropologists have also noted the parallels between the regard for some Sufi figures in popular Muslim observance and Christian ideas of sainthood. In some Muslim countries there are shrines at the tombs of Sufi "saints", with the observation of festival days on the anniversary of death, and a tradition of miracle-working. In some cases, the rites are observed according to the solar calendar, rather than the normal Islamic lunar calendar.[4]

While there are parallels between these (and other) concepts and that of sainthood, it is important to remember that each of these concepts has specific meanings within their given religion, and not all of those meanings are identical with the meaning of the idea of sainthood. Also, several religions which are at times considered to be new religious movements have taken to using the word, sometimes in cases where the people so named were not even Christians. Some of the Cao Dai saints and Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica are examples of such.

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Bibliography

  • Cunningham, Lawrence S. The Meaning of Saints. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980.
  • Hawley, John Stratton, ed. Saints and Virtues. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.
  • Hein, David. "Saints: Holy, Not Tame." Sewanee Theological Review 49 (2006): 204-17.
  • Hein, David. "Farrer on Friendship, Sainthood, and the Will of God." In Captured by the Crucified: The Practical Theology of Austin Farrer. Edited by David Hein and Edward Hugh Henderson. New York and London: T & T Clark / Continuum, 2004. 119-48.
  • O'Malley, Vincent J. "Ordinary Suffering of Extraordinary Saints", 1999. ISBN 0-87973-893-6
  • Perham, Michael. The Communion of Saints. London: Alcuin Club / SPCK, 1980.
  • Woodward, Kenneth L. Making Saints. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
  • Jean-Luc Deuffic (éd.), Reliques et sainteté dans l'espace médiéval [2]

References

  1. ^ F.W. Danker, et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature, 3rd edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), entry for άγιος esp. definition 2.d.β.
  2. ^ Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. Dictionary of Saints, page 1. London: Penguin Books, 3rd ed., 1995. ISBN 978-0-14-051312-7.
  3. ^ a b Attwater & John (1995) page 2
  4. ^ Michael Gilsenan (1973). Saint and Sufi in Modern Egypt. Oxford. ISBN 0-19-823181-4. 

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Translations: Translations for: Saint

Dansk (Danish)
n. - helgen
v. tr. - gøre til helgen, kanonisere

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    Sankt Bernhard, sankt bernhardshund

Nederlands (Dutch)
heilige, sint

Français (French)
n. - (Relig, fig) saint
v. tr. - sanctifier, canoniser

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    Saint-Bernard

Deutsch (German)
n. - Heiliger
v. - heiligsprechen

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    Bernhardiner (Hunderasse)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ., μτφ.) άγιος, αγία
v. - (θρησκ.) αγιοποιώ

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    'Αγιος Βερνάρδος

Italiano (Italian)
San, Santa, Santo

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    cane San Bernardo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - santo (m)
v. - santificar

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    São Bernardo

Русский (Russian)
святой, праведник, христианин, святоша, божий избранник, пуританин, канонизировать, причислять к лику святых, вести святую жизнь, не знать греха, прикидываться человеком святой жизни

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    Святой Бернард, сенбернар

Español (Spanish)
n. - santo
v. tr. - canonizar

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    perro de San Bernardo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - helgon
v. - helgonförklara, kanonisera

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
圣人, 圣徒, 道德崇高的人, 承认为圣徒, 使成为圣徒

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    圣伯纳德狗

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聖人, 聖徒, 道德崇高的人
v. tr. - 承認為聖徒, 使成為聖徒

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    聖伯納德狗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성인 , 고결한 사람, 천당에 간 사람
v. tr. - ~을 성인 반열에 올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 聖人, 聖…, 聖人のような人, 慈悲深い人
v. - 聖徒の列に加える

idioms:

  • Saint Bernard    セントバーナード犬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قديسه, قديس (فعل) يجعله او يعتبره قديسا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קדוש, צדיק, מלאך‬
v. tr. - ‮קיבל לרשימת הקדושים, עשה לקדוש, כינה כקדוש‬


 
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