saint
noun
[ seɪnt ]
• a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.
• "a place dedicated to a seventh-century saint"
• a very virtuous, kind, or patient person.
• "she's a saint to go on living with that man"
saint
verb
• formally recognize as a saint; canonize.
• "the sandy shores of the River Nid, where Holy Olaf's bones were laid to rest before he had been sainted"
Origin:
Middle English, from Old French seint, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’, past participle of sancire ‘consecrate’.
