saint
Example Sentences
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He took Francis as his papal name in honour of St Francis of Assisi, a saint who renounced his wealth and lived among the poor.
From BBC
And before anyone asks why my husband isn’t speaking up: I live in the Midwest, where the culture is very much “worship your mother; she is a saint.”
From MarketWatch
In January comes a theatrical film produced by Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television, “Moses the Black,” a modern riff on the legend of the 4th-century saint the movie is named for.
To help Juan Diego, who was later named a saint, prove his story, the virgin is said to have imprinted her image on his cloak.
From Los Angeles Times
Looking at it now, in a time of endless preamble and an on-stage banterfest that would test the patience of a saint, they moved at breakneck speed back then.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
