SAINT


Meaning of SAINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ seɪnt ]

The title is usually pronounced /sənt/.

( saints)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A saint is someone who has died and been officially recognized and honoured by the Christian church because his or her life was a perfect example of the way Christians should live.

Every parish was named after a saint.

...Saint John.

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2.

If you refer to a living person as a saint , you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.

My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.

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