definition of
[saint]

[1] #1 saint n. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. wn

[2] #2 saint n. [holy man, holy person, angel] person of exceptional holiness. wn

[3] #3 saint n. [ideal, paragon, nonpareil, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. wn

[4] #4 saint v. [enshrine] hold sacred. wn

[5] #5 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". wn