n.[C]

1. （教会正式承认的）圣徒
2. 似圣徒般的人；道德崇高的人；虔诚的人
   You would need to be a saint to put up with her children.

   只有圣人才能容忍她的那几个孩子。

3. 已进天国的人，逝者
4. 天使
5. （大写）圣……（缩写为St.；加在人名等之前）
   St. George is the Patron Saint of England.

   圣乔治是英格兰的守护神。

vt.

1. 承认（死者）为圣徒，使成为圣徒

n.

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 object of veneration and prayers for intercession.
2. (Saint) a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; a Mormon.
3. informal a very virtuous person.

v.

1. formally recognize as a saint; canonize.
2. [as adj. sainted] worthy of being a saint; very virtuous:
   his sainted sister.