sain

American  

[seyn] / seɪn /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.

2. to bless.

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sain British  

/ seɪn /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to make the sign of the cross over so as to bless or protect from evil or sin

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Etymology

Origin of sain

before 900; Middle English; Old English segnian (cognate with German segnen to bless) < Late Latin signāre to sign with the cross

Example Sentences

“I consist of — and I think we all do — I consist of two people: Dolores and Conchita,” Rivera sain in an interview with the AP that year.

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I thought of Merlinda Sain, who created a wind phone in Battle Ground, Clark County, after her son died unexpectedly.

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The Hindu newspaper cited police officer Sanjay Sain as saying that no police permission was sought for the meeting.

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Sain’s wind phone sits on her property, in a spot where she can’t see it from her home.

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Sain goes to speak with her son when her heart hurts.

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