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• Consecrate — Con se*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consecrating}.] 1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saint — (n.) early 12c., from O.Fr. seinte, altering O.E. sanct, both from L. sanctus holy, consecrated (used as a noun in L.L.), prop. pp. of sancire consecrate (see SACRED (Cf. sacred)). Adopted into most Germanic languages (Cf. O.Fris. sankt, Du. sint …   Etymology dictionary

• saint — [sānt] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) sanctus, saint < L, holy, consecrated, pp. of sancire, to consecrate, akin to sacer: see SACRED] 1. a holy person 2. a person who is exceptionally meek, charitable, patient, etc. 3. [pl.] those, esp. holy persons,… …   English World dictionary

• Saint Engelbert of Cologne —     St. Engelbert of Cologne     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Engelbert of Cologne     Archbishop of that city (1216 1225); b. at Berg, about 1185; d. near Schwelm, 7 November, 1225. His father was Engelbert, Count of Berg, his mother, Margaret …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Therese of Lisieux —     St. Thérèse of Lisieux     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thérèse of Lisieux     (Sister Teresa of the Child Jesus)     Carmelite of Lisieux, better known as the Little Flower of Jesus, born at Alençon, France, 2 January, 1873; died at Lisieux …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Otto —     St. Otto     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Otto     Bishop of Bamberg, b. about 1060; d. 30 June, 1139. He belonged to the noble, though not wealthy, family of Mistelbach in Swabia, not to the Counts of Andechs. He was ordained priest, but… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …   Universalium

• saint — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a canonized person regarded as having a place in heaven. 2 (Saint or St) the title of a saint or archangel, hence the name of a church etc. (St Paul s) or (often with the… …   Useful english dictionary

• saint — [seɪnt, before a name usually s(ə)nt] noun 1》 a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.     ↘a person of exalted virtue who is canonized by the Church after death and who may be the… …   English new terms dictionary

• saint — [OE] Latin sancīre meant ‘consecrate’ (it was formed from the same base as produced sacer ‘holy’, source of English sacred, sacrifice, etc). Its past participle was sanctus. This came to be used as an adjective meaning ‘holy, sacred’, and in due… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• saint — [OE] Latin sancīre meant ‘consecrate’ (it was formed from the same base as produced sacer ‘holy’, source of English sacred, sacrifice, etc). Its past participle was sanctus. This came to be used as an adjective meaning ‘holy, sacred’, and in due… …   Word origins