SAINT

I. noun see: sacred Date: 13th century one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness, 2. one of the spirits of the departed in heaven, angel 1a, 3. one of God's chosen and usually Christian people, a member of any of various Christian bodies, one eminent for piety or virtue, an illustrious predecessor, ~dom noun ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 13th century to recognize or designate as a ~