Толковый словарь английского языка - saint
Saint
saint
I. noun see: sacred Date: 13th century one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness, 2. one of the spirits of the departed in heaven, angel 1a, 3. one of God's chosen and usually Christian people, a member of any of various Christian bodies, one eminent for piety or virtue, an illustrious predecessor, ~dom noun ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 13th century to recognize or designate as a ~
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n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a canonized person regarded as having a place in heaven. 2 (Saint or St) the title of a saint or archangel, hence the name of a church etc. (St Paul's) or (often with the loss of the apostrophe) the name of a town etc. (St Andrews; St Albans). 3 a very virtuous person; a person of great real or affected holiness (would try the patience of a saint). 4 a member of the company of heaven (with all the angels and saints). 5 ( Bibl., archaic, and used by Puritans, Mormons, etc.) one of God's chosen people; a member of the Christian Church or one's own branch of it. --v.tr. 1 canonize; admit to the calendar of saints. 2 call or regard as a saint. 3 (as sainted adj.) sacred; of a saintly life; worthy to be regarded as a saint. Phrases and idioms my sainted aunt see AUNT. saint's day a Church festival in memory of a saint . Derivatives saintdom n. sainthood n. saintlike adj. saintling n. saintship n. Etymology: ME f. OF seint, saint f. L sanctus holy, past part. of sancire consecrate ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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