saint

noun

/seɪnt/, before names /snt/

/seɪnt/

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(abbreviation S, St)
a person that the Christian Church recognizes as being very holy, because of the way they have lived or died（因其言行而被基督教会追封的）圣人，圣徒
- St John圣约翰
- St Valentine’s Day圣瓦伦廷节（情人节）
- The children were all named after saints.这些孩子都取了圣徒的名字。
see also patron saintTopics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- patron
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- …
verb + saint
- canonize
- venerate
- become
- …
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a very good, kind or patient person圣人般的人（指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人）
- She's a saint to go on living with that man.能继续和那个男人一起生活，她简直是圣人。
- His behaviour would try the patience of a saint.他的行为就是再有修养的人也难以忍受。
see also plaster saintTopics Personal qualitiesc1

Word OriginMiddle English, from Old French seint, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’, past participle of sancire ‘consecrate’.