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Definition of saint

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Saint (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one)..

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Hagiographer :: Hagiographer (n.) One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints.

Elmo''s Fire :: Elmo's fire () See Corposant; also Saint Elmo's Fire, under Saint..

Saint :: Saint (n.) One of the blessed in heaven.

Saint-simonianism :: Saint-Simonianism (n.) The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; -- called also Saint- Simonism..

Hierolatry :: Hierolatry (n.) The worship of saints or sacred things.

Hagiographa :: Hagiographa (n. pl.) The lives of the saints.

Decollation :: Decollation (n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist..

Sanctity :: Sanctity (n.) A saint or holy being.

Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.

Vincentian :: Vincentian (a.) Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him..

Legend :: Legend (n.) A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature..

All Saints' :: All Saints' () The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival..

Bollandists :: Bollandists (n. pl.) The Jesuit editors of the Acta Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work..

Jainism :: "Jainism (n.) The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each..

Uncanonize :: Uncanonize (v. t.) To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.

Saint :: Saint (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.

Hagiologist :: Hagiologist (n.) One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.

Anthony's Fire :: Anthony's Fire () See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint..

Perseverance :: Perseverance (n.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism..

Passionary :: Passionary (n.) A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.