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saint

/seɪnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Saint means: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.

Synonyms for saint12

noun, as in model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

ideal, paragon, nonpareil, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch

noun, as in a person of exceptional holiness

holy person, angel

verb, as in declare (a dead person) to be a saint

canonize, canonise

verb, as in hold sacred

enshrine

also used for saint

hallow

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What does saint mean?5

noun

1

model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

2

a person of exceptional holiness

3

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

verb

1

declare (a dead person) to be a saint“After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”

2

hold sacred

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with saint?7

one syllable

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Saint in a sentence

  • Everyone thought of her as a saint, but they didn't know her.DJ_Saidez
  • Brentano sat at her feet, venerating her as a saint.remline
  • You make yourself up like a saint, but you aren't fooling anyone.DJ_Saidez
  • There was always a saint in his wallet, even if he didn't pray.mervert1
  • He came to set the captives free, making sinners into saints.unknown
  • If sins made us suffer when we sinned, we'd all be saints.Blabla
  • Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.unknown
  • You know very well that she's no saint.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of saint

as a noun

plural
saints

as a verb

third-person singular
saints
present participle
sainting
past participle
sainted
past tense
sainted