[seynt] 
| 1. | any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. |
| 2. | a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. |
| 3. | a founder, sponsor, or patron, as of a movement or organization. |
| 4. | (in certain religious groups) a designation applied by the members to themselves. |
| 5. | to enroll formally among the saints recognized by the Church. |
| 6. | to give the name of saint to; reckon as a saint. |
| For entries beginning with this word, see also St., Ste. |
| saint (sānt) n.
To name, recognize, or venerate as a saint; canonize. [Middle English seint, from Old French saint, from Late Latin sānctus, from Latin, holy, past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.] |
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one separated from the world and consecrated to God; one holy by profession and by covenant; a believer in Christ (Ps. 16:3; Rom. 1:7; 8:27; Phil. 1:1; Heb. 6:10). The "saints" spoken of in Jude 1:14 are probably not the disciples of Christ, but the "innumerable company of angels" (Heb. 12:22; Ps. 68:17), with reference to Deut. 33:2. This word is also used of the holy dead (Matt. 27:52; Rev. 18:24). It was not used as a distinctive title of the apostles and evangelists and of a "spiritual nobility" till the fourth century. In that sense it is not a scriptural title.