saint

IPA: sˈeɪnt

(religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
(Christianity) One of the blessed in heaven.
(Christianity) A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
(figuratively, by extension) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.
(archaic) A holy object.
A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
(Mormonism) A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon.
(sports) Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.
(UK, rail transport) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
A surname.
A nickname, given to someone of very good character.
A nickname, given to someone of extreme religiosity.
(Mormonism, specifically) Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint”) [A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.]

(transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.

Examples of "saint" in Sentences

If you look at the stamp, our saint is accompanied by a nice dog.
This monastery was built over the bones of what he called a saint, and people came there and were cured of many diseases.
An advertisement within paragraph (d) of this Class may be displayed only in the county with which the saint is associated.
That name, with the addition of _saint_, is inserted in the Roman calendar; and the saint, by a rare felicity, is crowned with the praises of the historians and philosophers of an enlightened age.
Both hands holding on to her scarf, she sat in the passenger seat, and whenever they approached an intersection, she prayed to her name saint, Hedwig, whose miracles and peacemaking had saved many lives.
I will begin with a religious song, a miracle-the Miracle of Saint Nicolas or The King's Nursemaid, which must have originated on the frontier of Switzerland, centuries ago-where the saint is the revered patron.