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Saint saint

Spelling: [seynt]

IPA: /seɪnt/

Saint is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in Saint (ainst).

Definitions for Saint

noun

1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence.
3. a founder, sponsor, or patron, as of a movement or organization.
4. (in certain religious groups) a designation applied by the members to themselves.

verb (used with object)

1. to enroll formally among the saints recognized by the Church.
2. to give the name of saint to; reckon as a saint.

Origin of Saint

before 1000; Middle English (noun and v.) Old French (noun) Latin sānctus sacred, adj. use of past participle of sancīre to consecrate, equivalent to sanc- (akin to sacer Examples for Saint

What pleasure can they take in seeing saint Agnes, I would like to know.

When the tomb of saint Cecilia was opened an odour of roses came up from her coffin.

Tensions are rising in saint Louis, Mo., as race relations heat up.

You wouldn't think that man was a saint to look at him, would you?

His home base is saint Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan.

saint Fleur originally came to the United States on a student visa and is now an American citizen.

The gridiron of saint Lawrence is of an agreeable freshness to him.

It was the priest who came out from the confessional of saint Joseph and shut the door after him.

saint Louis City police also spent $325,000 upgrading helmets, sticks and other civil disobedience equipment.

Race relations in saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.