A city in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province. / A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name. / (sports) Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.

A surname. / A nickname, given to someone of very good character. / A nickname, given to someone of extreme religiosity.

(toponymy) A prefix attached to another term, used to create placenames. The resultant placename need not be associated with any religious saint character.

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

(transitive) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

simple past tense and past participle of saint

Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced. / Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased. / Pious, saintly. / Much admired.

present participle of saint

Characteristic of a saint or saintliness; saintly