SA'INFOIN, SAINT, noun [Latin sanctus.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue. It is particularly applied to the apostles and other holy persons mentioned in Scripture. A hypocrite may imitate a saint. Psalms 16:1. 2. One of the blessed in heaven. Revelation 18:1. 3. The holy angels are called saint. Deuteronomy 33:1. Jude 1:14. 4. One canonized by the church of Rome. SAINT, verb transitive To number or enroll among saints by an official act of the pope; to canonize. Over against the church stands a large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beautified, though never sainted. SAINT, verb intransitive To act with a show of piety.
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