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1 ♦ saint
♦ saint /seɪnt, sənt/n.1 (relig.) santo, santa; beato, beata2 (fig.) persona molto virtuosa; santo, sant'uomo; santa, santa donna: Our grandmother was a real saint, nostra nonna era proprio una santa● St Andrew's cross, la croce di S. Andrea ( bandiera nazionale della Scozia) □ (med.) St Anthony's fire, il fuoco di S. Antonio; l'herpes zoster □ St Bernard ( dog), sanbernardo □ saint's day, giorno in cui si celebra un santo □ one's saint's day, festa del proprio santo; (giorno) onomastico □ St. George's cross, la croce di S. Giorgio ( bandiera nazionale dell' Inghilterra) □ (naut.) St Elmo's fire, il fuoco di S. Elmo □ St James's (o the Court of St James's), la corte di San Giacomo; la Corte inglese □ (bot.) St John's wort ( Hypericum), erba di San Giovanni □ St Patrick's Day, la festa di S. Patrizio (17 marzo) □ St Paul's, la cattedrale di San Paolo ( a Londra) □ He would try the patience of a saint, farebbe perdere la pazienza a un santo.(to) saint /seɪnt/v. t.1 (relig.) santificare; beatificare; canonizzare
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Saint Anthony's cross — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saint Anthony's cross — n. TAU CROSS … English World dictionary
Saint Anthony's cross — noun Etymology: Saint Anthony Date: 1885 tau cross … New Collegiate Dictionary
Saint Anthony's Cross — Saint An′thony s Cross′ n. aT shaped cross … From formal English to slang
saint anthony's cross — ˈan(t)thənēz noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A Etymology: after St. Anthony died abA.D.350 Egyptian abbot regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism who traditionally wore a tau cross on his cloak 1. : a T shaped cross : tau cross 1 2 … Useful english dictionary
Saint Anthony's cross — noun A T shaped cross. Syn: Old Testament Cross, Anticipatory Cross, Cross Commissee, Egyptian Cross, Advent Cross, Croce taumata, Crux commissa, Saint Francis Cross, tau … Wiktionary
Saint Anthony's Cross — a T shaped cross. See illus. under cross. * * * … Universalium
Saint Anthony's Cross — noun a T shaped cross …
Saint Andrew's cross — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saint George's cross — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saint Patrick's cross — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English