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单词 saint
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saint
noun
uk
/seɪnt//sənt/us
/seɪnt//sənt/
C1[C]
(written abbreviationSt)
(thetitlegiven to) apersonwho hasreceivedanofficialhonourfrom theChristian,especiallytheRomanCatholic,Churchfor havinglivedin a good andholyway. Thenamesof saints are sometimes used tonameplacesandbuildings:
（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）
Saint Peter圣彼得
St Andrew'sschool圣安德鲁学校
Saint Paul's Cathedral圣保罗大教堂
[Cusually singular]
a very good,kindperson:
圣人般的人，至善的人，道德高尚的人
She must be arealsaint tostaywith him all theseyears.这些年来能一直和他在一起，她一定是位大圣人。
He hasthepatienceof asaint with thosekids.他对那些孩子有着圣人般的耐心。
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sainthood
saintliness
saintly
(Definition ofsaintfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

saint| American Dictionary

saint
noun[C]
us
/seɪnt/
(abbreviationSt.)
aholyperson,esp. one who has beenofficiallyhonoredwith thistitleby aChristianchurch:
Elizabeth Seton was the firstpersonbornin the US to be made a saint by theRomanCatholicChurch.
A saint is also a good,kind, andpatientperson:
Hismotherwas a saint to everyone whoknewher.
(Definition ofsaintfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsaint

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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 thesaint, 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 thesaintin this world and gave patronage to the community that preserved them.
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Thesaintintones 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 asaintrandomly 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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Onsaint-day celebrations (mawlids) and other festive occasions, public recitations make the poetry available to a larger audience.
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