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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sainted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sainting.]
To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical
act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or
reputation of a saint to (some one).
[1913 Webster]
A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been
beatified, though never sainted. --Addison.
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To saint it, to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.
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Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. --Pope.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sainted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sainting.]
To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical
act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or
reputation of a saint to (some one).
A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been
beatified, though never sainted. --Addison.
To saint it, to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.
Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. --Pope.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sainting
vb.
(present participle of en saint nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sainting
vb.
(present participle of en saint nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sainting
vb.
(present participle of en saint nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sainting
vb.
(present participle of en saint nocat=1)
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