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saint

/ saint /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
person of exceptional holiness
Type of:
good person
Kinds of:
Buddha fakir fakeer faqir faquir
Derived:
consecrate bless hallow sanctify purify
noun Sense 2
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
Type of:
deity divinity god
Kinds of:
patron saint Ambrose Saint Ambrose St. Ambrose Andrew
Has parts:
sainthood
Derived:
canonize canonise consecrate bless hallow
verb Sense 3
hold sacred
Type of:
reverence fear revere
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint
"After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
Type of:
declare adjudge hold
Derived:
canonization canonisation canon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Type of:
model role model
Kinds of:
jimdandy jimhickey crackerjack class act humdinger
Derived:
apotheosize apotheosise apotheose purify purge
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
4
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good person Buddha fakir fakeer faqir faquir deity divinity god patron saint Ambrose Saint Ambrose