“st” is a form of
saint
/sɛnt/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms saints sainting sainted the Saint St St.
- noun (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. “The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.”
- noun (Christianity) One of the blessed in heaven.
- noun (Christianity) A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
- noun (figuratively, by extension) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good. “Dorothy Day was a living saint.”
- noun (archaic) A holy object.
- verb (transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint. “Many Catholics wished to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately after his death.”
- noun A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name. “Saint Stephen was the first martyr.”
- noun (Mormonism) A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon. “the Kirtland Saints”
- noun (sports) Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.
- noun (UK, rail transport) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun A nickname, given to someone of very good character.
- proper noun A nickname, given to someone of extreme religiosity.
Synonyms
hallow canonize St St. S S. SS SS. holy man holy person angel ideal paragon nonpareil apotheosis nonesuch nonsuch enshrine canonise
Etymology
From Middle English saint, seint, sainct, seinct, sanct, senct, partly from Old English sanct (“saint”) and confluence with Old French saint, seinte (Modern French saint); both from Latin sānctus (“holy, consecrated”, in Late Latin as a noun, “a saint”), past participle of sancīre (“to render sacred, make holy”), akin to sacer (“holy, sacred”). Doublet of Sanctus. Displaced native Middle English halwe (“saint”) from Old English hālga (“saint, holy one”) (> Modern English hallow (“saint”)).
From Middle English saynten, seinten, sonten, partly from Anglo-Norman saintir and partly from the noun Middle English seint, seynt (see above).
From saint.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God.
- noun One of the blessed in heaven.
- verb To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one).
- verb To act or live as a saint. [R.] Shak.
Etymology [F., fr. L. santcus sacred, properly p.p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “saint”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details