Definitions
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
Word origin
From Middle English saynten, seinten, sonten, partly from Anglo-Norman saintir and partly from the noun Middle English seint, seynt (see above).
Used in a sentence
“The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.”
“Then ſhall thy Saints unmixt, and from th' impure / Farr ſeparate, circling thy holy Mount / Unfained Halleluiahs to thee ſing,”
“Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, called to be Saints, with all that in euery place call vpon the Name of Iesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Canonized person”5 letters
02“Holy person”5 letters
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