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saint in Tagalog

santo

/seɪnt//sɛnt/

saint in Tagalog: santo. In English, saint means a deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

Tagalog words for saint

person proclaimed as saint
santo

English meaning of saint

  1. noun A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
  2. noun One of the blessed in heaven.
  3. noun A Christian; a faithful believer in the present world.
  4. noun A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.

Full definition of saint

saint in a sentence

  • The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.
  • Dorothy Day was a living saint.
  • Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint!

Synonyms of saint

saint in other languages

Questions about saint in Tagalog

What is the meaning of saint in Tagalog?
Saint in Tagalog is santo.
Ano ang saint sa Tagalog?
Saint: santo.
What does saint mean in English?
Saint means a deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saint (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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