Saint (Verb)
Meaning 1
Hold sacred.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Lawyers refuse to saint their profession by claiming immunity from public scrutiny for their actions.
- The film attempts to portray a revised image of the historical figure, avoiding the temptation to saint her as flawless and perfect.
- Ancient Greeks did not saint their gods as invincible or faultless, often depicting their weakness and human-like flaws.
- It is not our place to saint politicians, viewing them instead as fallible public servants accountable to the people.
- Avoiding the saint-and-sinner dualism still so prevalent in pop culture is just one aspect of her challenging these conventional moral standards.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The Pope decided to saint the former nun after multiple accounts of miracles were reported in her name.
- The church has officially elected to saint the 19th-century nun following years of investigation.
- Years after her death the Catholic church chose to saint Joan following several reported miracles.
- She was sainted by the Catholic Church after miracles were said to have been performed through her prayers.
- Two years ago the priest was sainted after it was reported a miracle had occurred at the site of his burial.