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Saints

/seɪnts/

A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

📖 Definitions of "Saints"

noun
  1. 1

    A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

    "Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint."

  2. 2

    (by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.

    "Dorothy Day was a living saint."

  3. 3

    One of the blessed in heaven.

  4. 4

    A holy object.

verb
  1. 1

    To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

    "Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately."

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