Meaning of "saint" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAINT

From Old French, from Latin sanctus holy, from sancīre to hallow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SAINT

saint  [seɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAINT

Saint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb saint in English.

WHAT DOES SAINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saint

A saint is one who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the term "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people," with the Jewish Tzadik, the Islamic Mu'min, the Hindu rishi or guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also referred to as saints. Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either through official church recognition or by popular acclaim. In Christianity, "saint" has a wide variety of meanings, depending on its usage and the denomination. The original Christian usage referred to any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth. In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration, with official church recognition given to some saints through canonization or glorification.

Definition of saint in the English dictionary

The first definition of saint in the dictionary is a person who after death is formally recognized by a Christian Church, esp the Roman Catholic Church, as having attained, through holy deeds or behaviour, a specially exalted place in heaven and the right to veneration. Other definition of saint is a person of exceptional holiness or goodness. Saint is also the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SAINT

PRESENT

Present

I saint

you saint

he/she/it saints

we saint

you saint

they saint

Present continuous

I am sainting

you are sainting

he/she/it is sainting

we are sainting

you are sainting

they are sainting

Present perfect

I have sainted

you have sainted

he/she/it has sainted

we have sainted

you have sainted

they have sainted

Present perfect continuous

I have been sainting

you have been sainting

he/she/it has been sainting

we have been sainting

you have been sainting

they have been sainting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sainted

you sainted

he/she/it sainted

we sainted

you sainted

they sainted

Past continuous

I was sainting

you were sainting

he/she/it was sainting

we were sainting

you were sainting

they were sainting

Past perfect

I had sainted

you had sainted

he/she/it had sainted

we had sainted

you had sainted

they had sainted

Past perfect continuous

I had been sainting

you had been sainting

he/she/it had been sainting

we had been sainting

you had been sainting

they had been sainting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will saint

you will saint

he/she/it will saint

we will saint

you will saint

they will saint

Future continuous

I will be sainting

you will be sainting

he/she/it will be sainting

we will be sainting

you will be sainting

they will be sainting

Future perfect

I will have sainted

you will have sainted

he/she/it will have sainted

we will have sainted

you will have sainted

they will have sainted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sainting

you will have been sainting

he/she/it will have been sainting

we will have been sainting

you will have been sainting

they will have been sainting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would saint

you would saint

he/she/it would saint

we would saint

you would saint

they would saint

Conditional continuous

I would be sainting

you would be sainting

he/she/it would be sainting

we would be sainting

you would be sainting

they would be sainting

Conditional perfect

I would have saint

you would have saint

he/she/it would have saint

we would have saint

you would have saint

they would have saint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sainting

you would have been sainting

he/she/it would have been sainting

we would have been sainting

you would have been sainting

they would have been sainting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you saint
we let´s saint
you saint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to saint

Past participle

sainted

Present Participle

sainting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SAINT

Find out the translation of saint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of saint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 圣人
• Translator English - Spanish: santo
• English: saint
• Translator English - Hindi: संत
• Translator English - Arabic: قِدِّيس
• Translator English - Russian: святой
• Translator English - Portuguese: santo
• Translator English - Bengali: সাধু
• Translator English - French: saint
• Translator English - Malay: Saint
• Translator English - German: Heiliger
• Translator English - Japanese: 聖人
• Translator English - Korean: 성인
• Translator English - Javanese: Saint
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vị thánh
• Translator English - Tamil: துறவி
• Translator English - Marathi: संत
• Translator English - Turkish: aziz
• Translator English - Italian: santo
• Translator English - Polish: święty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: святий
• Translator English - Romanian: sfânt
• Translator English - Greek: άγιος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: heilige
• Translator English - Swedish: helgon
• Translator English - Norwegian: helgen

10 QUOTES WITH «SAINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word saint.

1

Ralph Abernathy

I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.

2

Minna Antrim

The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.

3

Georges Bataille

The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.

4

John Battelle

Bill Gates has become the patron saint of philanthropy and the poster child of rebirth, and from what I can tell, rightly so.

5

Aphra Behn

There is no sinner like a young saint.

6

Marisa Berenson

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

7

Poppy Z. Brite

I like visiting people's homes on saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras.

8

Anita Brookner

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.

9

Oswald Chambers

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

10

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAINT»

Discover the use of saint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Saint: A Paradise Novel

When, after being kidnapped, his memory is erased by intense training and torture, assassin Carl, who is gifted with telekinetic abilities, is given a new set of memories that transform him into a killer with an extraordinary mission.

Ted Dekker, 2008

Saint

When a scientist discovers that human knowledge and memories can be absorbed on a molecular level, the Pope loans the remains of Saint Peter for DNA research, but the resurrected Peter has escaped and is being stalked by an unknown assassin ...

Mark Bailey, 1997

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

A boy, a dog, and New Orleans' most famous hurricane Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long.

Brenda Woods, 2011

End of the Spear

Presents the account of a successful businessman in the United States who returned to the jungles of Ecuador to help the tribe who killed his father, revealing the difficult choices he confronted and the long-buried secrets surrounding his ...

Steve Saint, 2010

The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the ...

This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706.

John Thornton, 1998

Saint

"Publisher Note: Saint has been previously published. The book has been substantially expanded and revised from its original release."

T. L. Gray, 2008

Saint Foucault: Towards a Gay Hagiography

Offering a rebuke to recent criticism of Foucault, this text is a defence of the late French philosopher and historian.

David M. Halperin, 1997

Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue

Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc, but unhappy with the way she had traditionally been depicted, Shaw wanted to remove 'the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition'.

Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence, 2001

Saint Joan of Arc: Born, January 6th, 1412, Burned as a ...

In a clever, brisk voice, Vita Sackville-West tells the triumphant story of a French peasant girl raised in a country torn apart by the Hundred Years' War who rose from poverty to military greatness.

Vita Sackville-West, Victoria Sackville-West, 2001

Saint Paul: The Foundation of Universalism

This book revisits and revises some of the most basic concepts of time in the Judeo-Christian tradition, drawing on St. Paul's writings to rethink a new kind of radical faith in truth as an event, as the advent of the incalculable, a ...

Alain Badiou, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saint is used in the context of the following news items.

Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate 50th year at Saint Vincent College

Saint Vincent College has, in many ways, tied a half-century of Steelers generations together. The team on Sunday celebrated 50 years of camp at the small ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»

Saint Laurent Spring 2016 Menswear

In the gloom of backstage and beyond the restless human static of besuited security giants, street-cast gamines, and Lenny Kravitz, Saint Laurent's creative ... «Style.com, Jun 15»

Saint Laurent Cruise Ship Hits Lock Wall in New York

The Saint Laurent, a small cruise ship in its inaugural season for Haimark Line, struck a wall in a lock on the Saint Lawrence Seaway in New York at about 9:15 ... «TravelPulse, Jun 15»

Alibaba is being sued over counterfeit sales of Gucci and Saint …

Luxury group Kering, parent company to numerous global fashion brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Bottega Veneta, is suing Alibaba. It's accusing the ... «Quartz, May 15»

Paris Saint-Germain win Ligue 1 title with 2-1 victory away at …

Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned champions of France for the third season in a row, following their 2-1 victory away at Montepellier. They needed just a ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»

Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League: live

Clive T has picked up a nasty dose of "that's better" from Andy Townsend. It is being applied to Paris Saint Germain - or Pagination, as I like to call them - making ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

3 things we learned from Barcelona's 3-1 win over Paris Saint …

Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League dreams may be at an end just one leg in to their quarterfinal tie with Barcelona after losing 3-1 at home. They never ... «SB Nation, Apr 15»

PSG 4-1 Saint Etienne: Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick takes him past …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Saint-Etienne 4-1 to reach the French Cup final on Wednesday. Ibrahimovic took his PSG ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille 3-2 in a Classique for the …

It was both epic and dramatic. In other words, this matchup between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain was a classic Classique, and one which should go ... «ESPN FC, Apr 15»

10000 people in Le Mont-Saint-Michel enjoy 'super moon effect'

“Mont Saint-Michel is completely surrounded by the sea,” explained one local man, adding, “I was born in this region and I've never seen this. This has been the ... «euronews, Mar 15»