saint

[[t]se͟ɪnt[/t]]

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saints

(The title is usually pronounced [[t]sənt[/t]].)

1) N-COUNT; N-TITLE A saint is someone who has died and been officially recognized and honoured by the Christian church because his or her life was a perfect example of the way Christians should live.

Every parish was named after a saint.

...Saint John.

2) N-COUNT If you refer to a living person as a saint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.

My girlfriend Geraldine must be a bit of a saint to put up with me.