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单词 saint
释义 saint
saint /seɪnt/ /sənt/ noun
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C1 [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION St) (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, especially the Roman Catholic, Church for having lived in a good and holy way. The names of saints are sometimes used to name places and buildings:
» Saint Peter» St Andrew's school» Saint Paul's CathedralThesaurus+: ↑Religious titles
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F0 [C usually singular] a very good, kind person:
» She must be a real saint to stay with him all these years.» He has the patience of a saint with those kids.Thesaurus+: ↑People having good qualitiessainthood /ˈseɪnt.hʊd/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Holinesssaintliness /ˈseɪnt.li.nəs/ noun [U]
Thesaurus+: ↑Holinesssaintly /ˈseɪnt.li/ adjective
F0» Her saintly manner concealed a devious mind.Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral good
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Extra Examples:» Saint John» Saint Andrew» St Philips Rd» a martyred saint» These bones are the relics of a 12th-century saint.
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