saint
noun
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
saints
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pluralof saint.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof saint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
saintnounany of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Example Sentences
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They are clad variously in red porphyry, black basalt, gray granite and yellowish sandstone from nearby Montjuïc, with emblems symbolizing the four evangelists, the 12 apostles and an assortment of Catholic saints and geographic regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As a society, we’ve been surrounded by European depictions of saints, angels and other sacred figures for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Vietnam has had 117 people beatified and later canonised as saints, but the Church said this was the first time a beatification ceremony had been held in the country rather than at the Vatican.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
None of them are saints, and they’re not necessarily Goody Two-shoes.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
They stood before each other in silence, while the saints rejoiced; and John struggled to speak the authoritative, the living word that would conquer the great division between his father and himself.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
