26984 words

saints

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
(the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, especially the Roman Catholic, Church for having lived in a good and holy way. The names of saints are sometimes used to name places and buildings:

Examples:

St Andrew's school
Saint Paul's Cathedral
2
a very good, kind person:

Examples:

She must be a real saint to stay with him all these years.
He has the patience of a saint with those kids.
3
a holy person, esp. one who has been officially honored with this title by a Christian church:

Examples:

Elizabeth Seton was the first person born in the US to be made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
4
A saint is also a good, kind, and patient person:

Examples:

His mother was a saint to everyone who knew her.

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