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Saint
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saint SA Int
English
Etymology
From en saint.
Pronunciation
en /seɪnt/
en En-us-saint.ogg US
compound names in RP : en /sənt/ unstressed
en en-uk-saint-compound.ogg RP
en eɪnt 1
Noun
A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
en Saint Stephen was the first martyr.
en Mormonism A Latter-day Saint, a Mormon.
en the Kirtland Saints
en 2011 w:Terryl L. Givens; w:Matthew J. Grow Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism 9780195375732 53 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RNDz_yVajZwC&pg=PA53 They settled in Kaw Township, a dozen miles from Independence, becoming the first Saints to be resettled in the newly designated Zion.
en 2 September 2018 w:Peggy Fletcher Stack; Scott D. Pierce Mormon church publishes its first official history in nearly a century, and the result is an easy-to-read volume that tackles some hard facts https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/09/04/mormon-church-publishes/ w:The Salt Lake Tribune The project’s goal was to “fortify the faith of the Saints,” he said, “while at the same time paying attention to hard things.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260501183731/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/09/04/mormon-church-publishes/ 1 May 2026
en sports Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.
2008, Monica M. Dalide, 683 Things About New Orleans, Outskirts Press, page 88:
In 1971, during Archie Manning's first game as a New Orleans Saint and the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams,
en 2008 David Rife Jazz Fiction: A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide Scarecrow Press 9780810859074 86 Former New Orleans Saint and current blues historian at Tulane University, Nick Travers becomes involved in a case related to the mysterious death
en 2015 Craig T. Smith 100 Things Tennessee Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die Triumph Books 9781633193574 Their prayers were answered when future New Orleans Saint and Super Bowl champion Jabari Greer intercepted Croyle's pass. In the fourth overtime, ...
en UK rail transport Saint class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
Synonyms
title en St, en St., en S, en S., en SS, en SS SS.
Derived terms
See also the lists of derived terms at en saint and en St
en Saint Agatha Saint Elias Mountains Saint Ignatius Gulf of Saint Lawrence Saint Grottlesex Saint Anthony's nut Saint-John Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol Saint-Véran Saint Joseph Saint-Florentin Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Saint Michaels Saint Petersburg Saint Sampson Saint Simons Island
Translations
title given to a saint
Arabic: ar قديس m qiddīs
Egyptian Arabic: arz سيدي
Aragonese: an Sant m
Asturian: ast San m, ast Santa f
Catalan: ca Sant m, ca Santa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖 shèng
Czech: cs Svatý m, cs Svatá m
Danish: da Sankt
Dutch: nl Sint
Finnish: fi pyhä Pyhä
French: fr Saint m
Galician: gl San m, gl Santa f
German: de Sankt n
Hungarian: hu szent
Irish: ga San m f, ga Naomh m f
Italian: it San, it Santo m, it Santa f
Japanese: ja 聖 せい, sei, ja セイント seinto
Khmer: km សន្ត sɑnta’
Korean: ko 성
Low German:
German Low German: nds-de Sünn n
Maltese: mt Qaddis m, mt Qaddisa f
Nheengatu: yrl Santu m, yrl Santa f
Polish: pl Święty m, pl Święta f
Portuguese: pt São m, pt Santo m, pt Santa f
Romanian: ro Sfântul m, ro Sfânta f
Russian: ru свято́й
Scottish Gaelic: gd Naomh m
Serbo-Croatian: sh Sveti m
Sinhalese: si ශුද්ධවූ
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: dsb swěty m, dsb swěta f
Spanish: es San m, es Santa f, es Santo m with specific male names
Swedish: sv Sankt m, sv Sankta f
Vietnamese: vi thánh (vi 聖)
Proper noun
s
+ (name)
en.
en unisex.
en male.
en rare en female.
Proper noun
the Saint
A nickname, given to someone of very good character.
A nickname, given to someone of extreme religiosity.
Anagrams
en ainst stain stian Sinta Natsi tians insta- Tians Astin Santi tisan satin sat in naits Insta Tanis antis
en Titles