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saint
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?nt
- (UK, as an unstressed, capitalised title) IPA(key): /s?n(t)/, /s?n(t)/
Etymology 1
From Middle English saint, seint, sainct, seinct, sanct, senct, partly from Old English sanct (“saint”) and confluence with Old French saint, seinte (Modern French saint); both from Latin sanctus (“holy, consecrated”, in Late Latin as a noun, “a saint”), past participle of sancire (“to render sacred, make holy”), akin to sacer (“holy, sacred”). Displaced native Middle English halwe (“saint”) from Old English h?lga (“saint, holy one”) (> Modern English hallow (“saint”)).
Noun
saint (plural saints)
- A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
- Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.
- (figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
- Dorothy Day was a living saint.
- Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!
- One of the blessed in heaven.
- (archaic) A holy object.
Synonyms
- (holy person): hallow (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- hallow
- holos
- holy
Etymology 2
From Middle English saynten, seinten, sonten, partly from Anglo-Norman saintir and partly from the noun Middle English seint, seynt (see above).
Verb
saint (third-person singular simple present saints, present participle sainting, simple past and past participle sainted)
- (transitive) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
- Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.
Translations
Further reading
- saint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- saint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Astin, Insta, Santi, Sinta, Tanis, Tians, antis, insta-, sat in, satin, stain, stian, tians, tisan
French
Etymology
From Latin sanctus (“holy”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophones: sain, sains, saints, sein, seing, seings, seins, ceins, ceint, ceints
Noun
saint m (plural saints, feminine sainte)
- saint
Adjective
saint (feminine singular sainte, masculine plural saints, feminine plural saintes)
- saintly (all meanings)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “saint” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tians
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
saint f (genitive singular sainte)
- greed, avarice, covetousness
- great eagerness, desire
Declension
Synonyms
- cíocras, gabhálacht (“avarice”)
Mutation
Norman
Etymology
From Old French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
saint m
- (Jersey) holy
Noun
saint m (plural saints)
- (Jersey, religion) saint
Old French
Alternative forms
- sanct (rare)
- saent (rare)
- seint (common, chiefly Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
Latin sanctus
Noun
saint m (oblique plural sainz or saintz, nominative singular sainz or saintz, nominative plural saint)
- saint
Declension
Adjective
saint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sainte)
- holy
- pious; devout
Descendants
- ? English: saint
- French: saint
- Norman: saint (Jersey)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sai?nt/
Noun
saint m pl (not mutable)
- plural of sant
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sains
English
Verb
sains
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sain
Anagrams
- ASINs, sasin
French
Adjective
sains
- masculine plural of sain
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sains, from English science, from Middle English science, scyence, from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”),
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sa.?ns]
- Hyphenation: sa?ins
Noun
sains (first-person possessive sainsku, second-person possessive sainsmu, third-person possessive sainsnya)
- science
- A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability
- Synonym: ilmu
- Specifically the natural sciences
- Synonyms: ilmu alam, ilmu pengetahuan alam
- A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability
Further reading
- “sains” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English science, from Middle English science, scyence, from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”),
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sains/
Noun
sains
- science
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