saint
noun
uk
/seɪnt/ /sənt/ us
/seɪnt/ /sənt/C1 [ C ] (written abbreviation St)
Meaning of saint in English
(Definition of saint from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
saint | American Dictionary
Examples of saint
saint
These dynasties achieved a great success in popularising their saints but ultimately at the cost of the complete transformation of the saints themselves.
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Just as the subtitles of these chapters illuminate the real voices of saints, so do the words within the text.
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Cures attributed to saints were capable of naturalistic explanation, but they were not rendered innocuous by this means.
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The items dealing with specific aspects of the life of the saint, however, look as though their melodies might be original.
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Also, while the authors excelled in drawing similarities between religious and popular saints, some engagement with the differences or difficulties of the relationship was lacking.
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They likewise acquired distinctively civic overtones as cathedral clerics employed them in honour of local patron saints.
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Events observed included life-cycle (weddings, communions), ritual-cycle (saints' days), and school events (conferences, rallies, local and statewide meetings, parades).
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Pilgrimages were directed towards these cities and towards the burial places of saints and their relics.
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Largely owing to this deft intertwining of popular and clerical elements, the collection, one of many such lives of saints, gained immediate and enduring popularity.
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Chapter 3 addresses the dates and manner of celebrating the saints' feasts, as well as the various manifestations of personal devotion to saints.
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Relics embodied the saint in this world and gave patronage to the community that preserved them.
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The saint intones a church theme that, in proper liturgical usage, could well have been sung on the saint's own feast day.
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This practice went further than merely choosing a saint randomly from the religious calendar.
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In the contemporary calendar at the end of the manuscript many more saints are included, accompanied by chant-text incipits.
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On saint-day celebrations (mawlids) and other festive occasions, public recitations make the poetry available to a larger audience.
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Translations of saint
in Chinese (Traditional)
（基督教教會，尤指天主教教會正式追封的）聖徒，聖者, 聖徒頭銜（聖徒的名字有時用作地名或建築物的名稱）, 聖人般的人，至善的人，道德高尚的人…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（基督教教会，尤指天主教教会正式追封的）圣徒，圣者, 圣徒头衔（圣徒的名字有时用作地名或建筑物的名称）, 圣人般的人，至善的人，道德高尚的人…
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संत…
聖人, 聖人（せいじん）, 仏（ほとけ）…
aziz, azize, ermiş…
saint/sainte [masculine-feminine], saint/-e…
sant, -a…
sint, engel…
நல்ல மற்றும் பரிசுத்தமான வழியில் வாழ்ந்ததற்காக கிறிஸ்தவர்களிடமிருந்து, குறிப்பாக ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையிடமிருந்து அதிகாரப்பூர்வ கௌரவத்தைப் பெற்ற ஒரு நபருக்கு (கொடுக்கப்பட்ட பட்டம்) புனிதர்களின் பெயர்கள் சில நேரங்களில் இடங்கள் மற்றும் கட்டிடங்களுக்கு பெயரிட பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன, மிகவும் நல்ல…
(एक पदवी) सेंट, संत, किसी व्यक्ति को अच्छे और पवित्र तरीके से रहने के लिए इसाई…
દેવળ દ્વારા ઘોષિત સંતની પદવી, દરજ્જો, સંત…
sankt, helgen…
Sankt[a], helgon, ängel…
santo, seperti keramat hidup…
der/die Heilige…
helgen [masculine], engel [masculine], helgen…
سینٹ, مقدس, برگزیدہ…
святий, свята людина…
святой, ангел (о человеке)…
మంచి, పవిత్రమైన మార్గంలో జీవించినందుకు క్రిస్టియన్, ముఖ్యంగా రోమన్ కాథలిక్…
قِدّيس…
সেন্ট, রোমান ক্যাথলিক চার্চের অধীনে খ্রিস্টানদের কাছ থেকে উপাধিপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি। এঁদের নাম অনেকসময়ে স্থান এবং অট্টালিকার নামকরণ করতে ব্যবহার করা হয়।, একজন খুব ভালো…
svatý, -á…
santo, orang baik…
นักบุญ, คนใจบุญ…
vị thánh, người thánh thiện…
święt-y/a, anioł, święty…
성인…
santo, -a…
