English > saint: 5 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. |
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| Instances | Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose | (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan |
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| Andrew, Saint Andrew, St. Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle | (New Testament) disciple of Jesus |
| Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm | An Italian who was a Benedictine monk |
| Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, Saint Thomas Aquinas, St. Thomas Aquinas | (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology |
| Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius, Athanasius the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism |
| Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church |
| Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies / heresies of the 4th century |
| Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket | (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 |
| Bede, Saint Bede, St. Bede, Baeda, Saint Baeda, St. Baeda, Beda, Saint Beda, St. Beda, the Venerable Bede | (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) |
| Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict | Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) |
| Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle of Germany | (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith |
| Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride | Irish abbess |
| Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno | (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) |
| Dominic, Saint Dominic, St. Dominic, Domingo de Guzman | (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) |
| Edward the Confessor, Saint Edward the Confessor, St. Edward the Confessor | son of Ethelred the Unready |
| Edward the Martyr, Saint Edward the Martyr, St. Edward the Martyr | King of England who was a son of Edgar |
| Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis of Assisi, St. Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis, St. Francis, Giovanni di Bernardone | (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) |
| Gregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership |
| Gregory, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen | (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies / heresies |
| Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius | bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) |
| Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola | Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus |
| Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus | Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer |
| James, Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle | (New Testament) disciple of Jesus |
| Jerome, Saint Jerome, St. Jerome, Hieronymus, Eusebius Hieronymus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate) |
| John, Saint John, St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, John the Divine | (New Testament) disciple of Jesus |
| John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom | (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople |
| John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist | (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized) |
| Jude, Saint Jude, St. Jude, Judas, Thaddaeus | (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James |
| Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius | Roman martyr |
| Leo I, St. Leo I, Leo the Great | Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461) |
| Louis IX, Saint Louis, St. Louis | king of France and son of Louis VIII |
| Luke, Saint Luke, St. Luke | (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel |
| Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark | Apostle and companion of Saint Peter |
| Martin, St. Martin | French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) |
| Mary Magdalene, St. Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalen, St. Mary Magdalen | sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits |
| Matthew, Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi | (New Testament) disciple of Jesus |
| Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas | A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) |
| Olaf II, Olav II, Saint Olaf, Saint Olav, St. Olaf, St. Olav | King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) |
| Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul, Saul of Tarsus | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles |
| Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles |
| Simon, St. Simon, Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, Simon the Canaanite | One of the twelve Apostles (first century) |
| Teresa of Avila, Saint Teresa of Avila | Spanish mystic and religious reformer |
| Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, doubting Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle | The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes |
| Vitus, St. Vitus | Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) |
| Member of | sainthood | saints collectively |
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| Narrower | patron saint | A saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation |
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| Broader | deity, divinity, god, immortal | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
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| Spanish | san, San, santa, Santa, santo |
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| Catalan | santa, sant |
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| Adjectives | saintly | marked by utter benignity |
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| Nouns | sainthood | the status and dignity of a saint |
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| sainthood | saints collectively |
| Verbs | saint | declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
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| sanctify | render holy by means of religious rites |
