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saint n. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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saint n. [
holy man, holy person, angel] person of exceptional holiness
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saint n. [
ideal, paragon, nonpareil, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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saint v. [
enshrine] hold sacred
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saint v. [
canonize, canonise] declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
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