"Saint" meaning in English

See Saint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /seɪnt/, /sənt/ Audio: En-us-saint.ogg [US] Forms: Saints [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From saint. Etymology templates: {{m|en|saint}} saint Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Saint (plural Saints)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name

IPA: /seɪnt/, /sənt/ Audio: En-us-saint.ogg [US] Forms: the Saint [canonical]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From saint. Etymology templates: {{m|en|saint}} saint Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=the Saint}} the Saint
  1. A nickname, given to someone of very good character.
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-name-xhuOn3M1
  2. A nickname, given to someone of extreme religiosity.
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-name-kz-LdfM-

Noun

IPA: /seɪnt/, /sənt/ Audio: En-us-saint.ogg [US] Forms: Saints [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Etymology: From saint. Etymology templates: {{m|en|saint}} saint Head templates: {{en-noun}} Saint (plural Saints)
  1. A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name. Synonyms (title): St, St., S, S., SS, SS. Translations (title given to a saint): Sant [masculine] (Aragonese), San [masculine] (Asturian), Santa [feminine] (Asturian), Sant [masculine] (Catalan), Santa [feminine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (shèng) (Chinese Mandarin), Svatý [masculine] (Czech), Svatá [masculine] (Czech), Sankt (Danish), Sint (Dutch), سيدي (Egyptian Arabic), Pyhä (Finnish), Saint [masculine] (French), San [masculine] (Galician), Santa [feminine] (Galician), Sankt [neuter] (German), szent (Hungarian), San [feminine, masculine] (Irish), Naomh [feminine, masculine] (Irish), San (Italian), Santo [masculine] (Italian), Santa [feminine] (Italian), (sei) (alt: せい) (Japanese), セイント (seinto) (Japanese), សន្ត (sɑnta’) (Khmer), (seong) (Korean), Sünn [German-Low-German, neuter] (Low German), swěty [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), swěta [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), Święty [masculine] (Polish), Święta [feminine] (Polish), São [masculine] (Portuguese), Santo [masculine] (Portuguese), Santa [feminine] (Portuguese), Sfântul [masculine] (Romanian), Sfânta [feminine] (Romanian), свято́й (svjatój) (Russian), Naomh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Sveti [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ශුද්ධවූ (śuddhawū) (Sinhalese), San [masculine] (Spanish), Santa [feminine] (Spanish), Santo (note: with specific male names) [masculine] (Spanish), Sankt [masculine] (Swedish), Sankta [feminine] (Swedish), thánh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-noun-qlmLBMhA Disambiguation of 'title': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'title given to a saint': 51 33 5 11
  2. (Mormonism) A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon. Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism, Titles Derived forms: the lists of derived terms at saint and St, Saint Grottlesex, Saint-John, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Sampson
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-noun-Juc1mWGa Disambiguation of Titles: 4 7 7 16 43 8 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 11 13 40 7 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 8 8 9 56 5 13
  3. (sports) Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-noun-0qoC6~ri Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (UK, rail transport) Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Saint-en-noun-Lmg9yFYR Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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