Saint

sānt, n. a sanctified or holy person: one eminent for piety: one of the ble ed dead: one canonised by the R.C. Church: an image of a saint: an angel: ( pl. ) Israeli tes as a people: Christians generally.— v.t. to salute as a saint.— adj. Saint′ed , made a saint: holy: sacred: gone to heaven: canonised.— n. Saint′hood .— adj. Saint′ish , somewhat saintly, or affectedly so.— n. Saint′ism , the character or quality of a saint: sanctimoniousne .— adjs. Saint′-like , Saint′ly , like or becoming a saint.— adv. Saint′lily .— n. Saint′line .— adj. Saint′-seem′ing , appearing like a saint.— n. Saint′ship , the character of a saint.— Saint's day , a day set apart for the commemoration of a particular saint; St Agnes's flower , the snowflake; St Andrew's cro , a North American shrub; St Andrew's Day , 30th November; St Anthony's fire , erysipelas; St Anthony's nut , the pig-nut or hawk-nut; St Audrey's necklace , a string of holy stones; St Barbara's cre , the yellow rocket; St Barnaby's thistle , the English star-thistle; St Bennet's herb , the herb bennet; St Bernard , a kind of dog; St Blase's disease , quinsy; St Ca ian beds , a division of the Tria ic series; St Crispin's Day , 25th October; St David's Day , 1st March; St Domingo duck , a West Indian duck; St Domingo grebe , the smallest grebe in America; St Elmo's fire (see Elmo's fire ); St George's Day , 23d April; St George's ensign , the distinguishing flag of the British navy, a red cro on a white field; St Hubert's disease , hydrophobia; St John's bread , the carob bean: ergot of rye; St John's Day , 27th December; St John's hawk , a blackish variety of the rough-legged buzzard; St Julien , an esteemed red Bordeaux wine from the Médoc region; St Leger , the name of a race run at Don caster, so called since 1778 from Col. St Leger ; St Luke's summer , a period of pleasant weather about the middle of October; St Martin's evil , drunkenne ; St Martin's summer , a season of mild, damp weather in late autumn; St Nicholas's Day , 6th December; St Patrick's Day , 17th March; St Peter's finger , a belemnite; St Peter's fish , the dory; St Peter's wort , a name of several plants; St Pierre group , a thick ma of shales in the upper Mi ouri region; St Swith in's Day , 15th July; St Valentine's Day , 14th February; St Vitus's dance , chorea.— All-Saints' Day , a feast observed by the Latin Church on 1st November, in the Greek Church on the first Sunday after Pentecost; Communion of the Saints , the spiritual fellowship of all true believers, the ble ed dead as well as the faithful living, mystically united in each other in Christ; Interce ion , Perseverance , of saints (see Interce ion , Perseverance ); Latter-day saints , the Mormons' name for themselves; Patron saint , a saint who is regarded as a protector, as St George of England, St Andrew of Scotland, St Patrick of Ireland, St David of Wales, St Denis of France, St James of Spain, St Nicholas of Ru ia, St Stephen of Hungary, St Mark of Venice, . [Fr.,—L. sanctus , holy.]