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saint
saint [O.Fr., from Latin sanctus =holy], in Christianity, a person who is recognized as worthy of veneration. Nature of Sainthood In the Hebrew Scriptures God is "the Holy One" or "one who is holy" (Isa. 1.4; 5.19; 41.14). "His people share His holiness" (Ex. 19.6). To the Ne... Read more
Saintes
Saintes , town (1990 pop. 27,546), Charente-Maritime dept., W France, on the Charente River. It is a market for grains, brandy, and leather; telecommunications equipment is manufactured. The town, probably the capital of the Celtic Santones and later occupied by the Romans, was the capital of old S... Read more
Saint Teresa
Saint Teresa For saints thus named use Theresa, Saint. ... Read more
Saint Elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5. ... Read more
Saint Denis
Saint Denis , fl. 3d cent.?, patron of France. He is said to have been first bishop of Paris and to have died a martyr on Montmartre . His shrine was Saint-Denis . The Latin of the name is Dionysius; he was long identified with Dionysius the Areopagite . Feast: Oct. 9. ... Read more
Saint Genevieve
Saint Genevieve , c.420-c.500, patron saint of Paris. A nun renowned for good works, she is said to have averted, by fasting and prayer, an expected attack of Attila the Hun on Paris in 451. Feast: Jan. 3. ... Read more
Saint James
Saint James in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Less or St. James the Little. He was the son of Alphaeus; his mother, Mary, was one of those at the cross and tomb. The Western Church identifies him with Saint James , "the Lord's brother." Feast (with St. Philip): May... Read more
Saint Edmund
Saint Edmund d. 869, king of East Anglia (855-869). He was supposedly martyred by the invading Danes for his adherence to Christianity. His shrine was at Bury St. Edmunds. Feast: Nov. 20. ... Read more
Saint Matthias
Saint Matthias , in the Bible, apostle chosen by lot to fill the place of Judas Iscariot. He is said in ancient tradition to have died a martyr at Colchis. Feast: Feb. 24. ... Read more
Saint Simon
Saint Simon , in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels he is called the Canaanite or Cananaean or Zelotes, synonymous terms referring probably to association with the sect of Zealots . Feast (with St. Jude ): Oct. 28. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Saint"

Saint David
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...is the patron saint of doves, poets...celebrated of British saints." An other gives...Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Rhygyfarch's history of Saint David "should...Catalogue of the Saints of 730. Another...Martyrology of 800. Saint David Born One...
Saint Paul: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Saint Paul: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity The principal economic sectors in Saint Paul are services, wholesale and retail...and government. Along with Minneapolis, Saint Paul is the site of one of the largest concentrations...
Saint Paul: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Saint Paul: History River Fort Draws Traders...1766 when he stopped near the future site of Saint Paul, where he discovered a Native American...territory, which included present-day Saint Paul. In 1805 Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike...
Saint Germain, Comte de (ca. 1710-ca. 1780)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Saint Germain, Comte de (ca. 1710-ca. 1780...of his kind, little is known concerning Saint Germain's origin, but there is reason...talks of his being taken up as a spy." Saint Germain claimed to have lived for centuries...
Saint Paul: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Saint Paul: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools Public schools in Saint Paul are administered by Independent School...following is a summary of data regarding the Saint Paul public schools as of the 2004 –...
Saint Paul: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Saint Paul: Communications Newspapers and Magazines Saint Paul's major daily newspaper is the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Other newspapers appearing daily in the Twin Cities area are the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Daily, and Finance...
Saint Lucia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography Saint Lucia Official name: Saint Lucia Area: 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) Highest point...limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Saint Lucia, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea between Martinique and...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Area: 389 square kilometers...Western Time zone: 8 a.m. = noon GMT Longest distances: Saint Vincent Island: 29 kilometers (18 miles) from north to...
Saints, Preserved
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying ...with God. Christian saints, however, became such...or associated with a saint and, even more precious...Hermits, and Town Saints Christianity was but...Christian theology. The saints were mercy and salvation...ignored. The numerous saint cults often seemed more...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography Saint Kitts and Nevis Official name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Area: 261 square kilometers (101 square...an exclamation mark, the popular tourist destinations of Saint Kitts and Nevis lie in the northern part of the Leeward Islands...

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Saint
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...Michael . (For individual saints, see under name...the word ‘saint’ is synonymous...the veneration of the saints and especially of Mary...CANONIZATION ; PATRON SAINT . Major saints are commemorated on particular...
Saint Louis
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS. The city of Saint Louis, the heart of a large metropolitan area, lies on the western bank of the Mississippi River in east-central Missouri. Saint Louis's regional identification as a southern, western, and midwestern...
Saint, Eva Marie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers SAINT, Eva Marie Nationality: American. Born...Mariette in Ecstasy (Bailey) (as Mother Saint-Raphael); After Jimmie (Jordan—...Hudson) (as Franca) Publications By SAINT: article— Interview with Michael...
saint
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...St Trinian's later also became known through associated books and films. See also the Devil was sick, the Devil a saint would be at devil , the greater the sinner, the greater the saint , Saint Monday , saints , young saint, old devil .
Saint Augustine
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SAINT AUGUSTINE SAINT AUGUSTINE, a city in northeastern Florida, is the oldest continually...North America. Pedro Men é ndez de Avil é s founded Saint Augustine in September 1565 to displace a French colony at Fort Caroline...
saints, devotion to the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church saints, devotion to the. The practice of venerating and invoking the saints has long been an element in Catholic and Orthodox...Its justification rests on the beliefs that the saints are close to God (because of their holiness) and...
Brigid, Saint
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Brigid, Saint, Brighid, Saint , Bríd, Saint , Bride, Saint , Brigit, Saint , Bridget, Saint . Of the fifteen Irish saints bearing this name, the most important is St Brigid of Kildare (d. 525), one of the...
Bory De Saint-Vincent, Jean Baptiste Georges Marie
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bory De Saint-Vincent, Jean Baptiste Georges Marie...1846) biology . As a young boy, Bory de Saint-Vincent wandered about his native Guyenne...Islands. After returning to France, Bory de Saint-Vincent saw army service in Germany and...
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore ( b . Paris, France...The only son of É tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire , Isidore wanted to become a mathematician...large volumes on monsters. In 1833 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire entered the Academy of Sciences...
Brendan, Saint
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...Brénainn, Saint , Bréanainn, Saint . [L Brendanus , from...celebrated of seventeen Irish saints bearing this name is...Plummer's Lives of Irish Saints (Oxford, 1922...1959); The Voyage of Saint Brendan: Journey to...

Thesaurus entries related to "Saint"

wine
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Prosecco Régnié Retsina Rhenish Riesling Rioja Riserva Rosé Roussanne Ruby Port Saint-Amour Saint-Émilion Saint-EstÈphe sake Sancerre Sangiovese Sauternes Sauvgnon Blanc Sauvignon Scheurebe sec sekt S...
angel
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...divine/heavenly messenger, divine being. antonyms: devil, demon.   2. she's an absolute angel synonyms : saint, paragon of virtue; gem, treasure, darling, dear; informal star.   3. informal a financial angel synonyms...
feast
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...festivities; informal blowout, spread.   2. the feast of St. Stephen synonyms : (religious) festival, feast day, saint's day, holy day, holiday.   3. a feast for the eyes synonyms : treat, delight, joy, pleasure. •...
canonize
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus canonize • verb  Bernadette was canonized in 1933 synonyms : declare to be a saint; beatify; glorify, deify, idolize.
relic
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus relic • noun   1. a Viking relic synonyms : artifact, historical object, ancient object, antiquity, antique.   2. a saint's relics synonyms : remains, corpse, bones, Medicine cadaver.
observance
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...fulfillment of, following of, honoring of; archaic abidance by. antonym: disregard.   2. a Catholic calendar of saints' days and religious observances synonyms : rite, ritual, ceremony, ceremonial, celebration, practice, service, office...
hypocrite
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hypocrite • noun  I've been made to feel inadequate my whole life by someone who turns out to be a total hypocrite synonyms : pretender, dissembler, deceiver, liar, pietist, sanctimonious person, plaster saint; informal phony, fraud, sham, fake.
piety
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus piety • noun  the piety of a saint synonyms : devoutness, devotion, piousness, religion, holiness, godliness, saintliness; veneration, reverence, faith, religious duty, spirituality, religious zeal, fervor; pietism, religiosity.
remains
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...rest, remnant(s); technical residuum.   2. Roman remains synonyms : antiquities, relics.   3. the saint's remains synonyms : corpse, body, dead body, carcass; bones, skeleton; Medicine cadaver. See note at body.
shrine
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...dead soldiers synonyms : memorial, monument, cenotaph.   2. worship in the shrine synonyms : holy place, temple, church.   3. the relics of the saint in a shrine synonyms : reliquary, burial chamber, tomb, sepulcher.

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`Living saints' recognized, but not canonized
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