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A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

Example: Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.

(by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.

Example: Dorothy Day was a living saint.

One of the blessed in heaven.

A holy object.

To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

Example: Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.