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Substantiivit
- (religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
- (Christianity) One of the blessed in heaven.
- (Christianity) A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
- (Mormonism, specifically) Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint)”.
- (figuratively, by extension) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.
- (archaic) A holy object.
Verbit
- (transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.
Etuliitteet
- (toponymy) Capitalized and placed before another term, particularly personal names, to create placename without direct association to any religious character.
Esimerkit
- Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.
- Dorothy Day was a living saint.
- Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!
- to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. (1Cor. 1:2)
- Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure / Far separate, circling thy holy mount, / Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.
- Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.
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