"santo" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tu/ Forms: santa [feminine], santos [masculine, plural], santas [feminine, plural], mais santo [comparative], o mais santo [superlative], santíssimo [superlative], santinho [diminutive]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|santo}} Old Galician-Portuguese santo, {{der|pt|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus, {{m|la|sanciō||consecrate, appoint as sacred}} sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*sān-||healthy, happy}} Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”) Head templates: {{pt-adj|dim=+|sup=+abs}} santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, comparable, comparative mais santo, superlative o mais santo or santíssimo, diminutive santinho)
  1. holy, sacred
    dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; religious
    Tags: comparable Synonyms: religioso
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-aCejreSA
  2. holy, sacred
    flawless from a religious point of view
    Tags: comparable Synonyms: perfeito, puro
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-rjmeoTf3 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10
  3. holy, sacred
    designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable
    Tags: comparable Synonyms: sagrado, sacro, venerável
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-Dkgrh7NT
  4. holy, sacred
    (of a day) during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work
    Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-4APnwjHQ
  5. holy, sacred
    saintly; relating to saints
    Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-8KGX5iGC Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10
  6. (figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
    innocent
    Tags: comparable, figuratively Synonyms: puro, inocente
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-kyb1X8Sd Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10
  7. (figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
    chaste
    Tags: comparable, figuratively Synonyms: puro, casto, imaculado
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-adj-xoN61b6a Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sancto [obsolete] Derived forms: campo-santo, Santo, todo santo dia

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɐ̃.tu/ Forms: santos [plural], santa [feminine], santas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|santo}} Old Galician-Portuguese santo, {{der|pt|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus, {{m|la|sanciō||consecrate, appoint as sacred}} sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*sān-||healthy, happy}} Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-noun-aaRk~7q1 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
  2. (Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian religion) orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-noun-2q-zaDq5 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 1 1 12 15 13 12 13 10 10
  3. saint (a virtuous or holy person) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-noun-Ny4blBCu
  4. an extremely kind individual Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-santo-pt-noun-yPjEL5wa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sancto [obsolete] Derived forms: feitura de santo, mãe-de-santo, pai-de-santo, quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia, santeiro, santinho, santo do pau oco, santo padroeiro Related terms: santificação, santificado, santificador, santificante, santificar, santificável, santimônia, santuário

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "impuro"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"flawless from a religious point of view\"",
      "word": "pecador"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"flawless from a religious point of view\"",
      "word": "réprobo"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "form": "santa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "santas",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mais santo",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "o mais santo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "santíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        [
          "sacred",
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          "flawless",
          "flawless"
        ],
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          "point of view",
          "point of view"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "perfeito"
        },
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          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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        },
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          "word": "pecador"
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        "pure, immaculate, undefiled",
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        "innocent"
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        {
          "word": "inocente"
        }
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        "comparable",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "impuro"
        },
        {
          "word": "libidinoso"
        }
      ],
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        {
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      ],
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        "pure, immaculate, undefiled",
        "chaste"
      ],
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          "pure",
          "pure"
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        [
          "immaculate",
          "immaculate"
        ],
        [
          "undefiled",
          "undefiled"
        ],
        [
          "chaste",
          "chaste"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled",
        "chaste"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puro"
        },
        {
          "word": "casto"
        },
        {
          "word": "imaculado"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɐ̃.tu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Santo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tu"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "sancto"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "santo"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "feitura de santo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mãe-de-santo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pai-de-santo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santeiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santinho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santo do pau oco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santo padroeiro"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Kadiwéu: xaanto"
    }
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      },
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    {
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "5": "healthy, happy"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "santos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "santa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "santas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "santificação"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santificado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santificador"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santificante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santificar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santificável"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santimônia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "santuário"
    }
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      ],
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      "links": [
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "saint"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɐ̃.tu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Santo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tu"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "sancto"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
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}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"flawless from a religious point of view\"",
      "word": "impuro"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"flawless from a religious point of view\"",
      "word": "pecador"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"flawless from a religious point of view\"",
      "word": "réprobo"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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    "Portuguese comparable adjectives",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃tu",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃tu/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "campo-santo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Santo"
    },
    {
      "word": "todo santo dia"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "sānctus"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "form": "santas",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "mais santo",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "o mais santo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "santíssimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "form": "santinho",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "laico"
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        {
          "word": "secular"
        }
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        "holy, sacred",
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          "sacred",
          "sacred"
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          "religious"
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        "comparable"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "holy, sacred",
        "flawless from a religious point of view"
      ],
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        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ],
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          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "flawless",
          "flawless"
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        [
          "point of view",
          "point of view"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "perfeito"
        },
        {
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "holy, sacred",
        "designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable"
      ],
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        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
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        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
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          "divine"
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        [
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          "venerable"
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        {
          "word": "sagrado"
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        {
          "word": "sacro"
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        {
          "word": "venerável"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "holy, sacred",
        "during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work"
      ],
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        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
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        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ]
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        "holy, sacred",
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      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a day"
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      "tags": [
        "comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "holy, sacred",
        "saintly; relating to saints"
      ],
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        [
          "holy",
          "holy"
        ],
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "saintly",
          "saintly"
        ],
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "impuro"
        },
        {
          "word": "pecador"
        },
        {
          "word": "réprobo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pure, immaculate, undefiled",
        "innocent"
      ],
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          "pure"
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        [
          "immaculate",
          "immaculate"
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          "undefiled",
          "undefiled"
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        [
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          "innocent"
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        {
          "word": "puro"
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        {
          "word": "inocente"
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        "comparable",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "impuro"
        },
        {
          "word": "libidinoso"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pure, immaculate, undefiled",
        "chaste"
      ],
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        [
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          "pure"
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        [
          "immaculate",
          "immaculate"
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        [
          "undefiled",
          "undefiled"
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        [
          "chaste",
          "chaste"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled",
        "chaste"
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        {
          "word": "puro"
        },
        {
          "word": "casto"
        },
        {
          "word": "imaculado"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɐ̃.tu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Santo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tu"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "sancto"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:santo"
  ],
  "word": "santo"
}

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    {
      "word": "feitura de santo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mãe-de-santo"
    },
    {
      "word": "pai-de-santo"
    },
    {
      "word": "quando a esmola é demais, o santo desconfia"
    },
    {
      "word": "santeiro"
    },
    {
      "word": "santinho"
    },
    {
      "word": "santo do pau oco"
    },
    {
      "word": "santo padroeiro"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "m"
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        "5": "healthy, happy"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "form": "santos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "santa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "santas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "san‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "santificação"
    },
    {
      "word": "santificado"
    },
    {
      "word": "santificador"
    },
    {
      "word": "santificante"
    },
    {
      "word": "santificar"
    },
    {
      "word": "santificável"
    },
    {
      "word": "santimônia"
    },
    {
      "word": "santuário"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Roman Catholicism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church"
      ],
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        [
          "Roman Catholicism",
          "Roman Catholicism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman Catholicism) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Candomblé",
          "Candomblé"
        ],
        [
          "orisha",
          "orisha"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Afro-Brazilian religion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian religion) orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "saint (a virtuous or holy person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an extremely kind individual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɐ̃.tu/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Santo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃tu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "sancto"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:santo"
  ],
  "word": "santo"
}

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