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"SAINTS" is a plural of: saint. |
Date "SAINTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Literature | Saints City of Saints. (See under City and Holy City .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Medicine | Retrovirus which is found mainly in West Africa and which is genetically more closely related to the simian retrovirus of the macaccus SIV(simian immunodeficiency virus), but whose biological behaviour in vitro and in vivo is similar to that of HIV-1. Source: European Union. (references) |
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The Christian saints listed below are in alphabetical order by Christian name, but if necessary by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well. The "non-historical" column records saints who have been officially declared to have not really existed by a church which formerly recognised the individual as historical.
There are more 10,000 Catholic saints and beatified people.
Note that the churches within the Anglican communion do not officially canonize saints, though a number of traditional saints are often given the title.
See also: saint, canonization, patron saint, list of Christians
Saint Anglican Ethiopian Orthodox Catholic Non-historical according to Catholics Abraham the Syrian -- Yes -- -- -- Adalbert of Magdeburg -- -- -- Yes -- Adalbert of Prague -- -- -- Yes -- Adelaide of Italy -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Adeodatus I -- -- -- Yes -- Adrian of Nicomedia -- -- Yes Yes -- Pope Adrian III -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Agapitus I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Agatho -- -- -- Yes -- Agnes -- -- -- Yes -- Aidan of Lindisfarne Yes -- -- Yes -- Alban Yes -- Yes Yes -- Pope Alexander I -- -- -- Yes -- Alphege -- -- -- Yes -- Ambrose of Milan Yes -- Yes Yes -- Pope Anacletus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Anastasius I -- -- -- Yes -- Andrew Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Anicetus -- -- -- Yes -- Anselm Yes -- -- Yes -- Pope Antheros -- -- -- Yes -- Anthony the Great -- Yes Yes Yes -- Anthony of Padua Yes -- -- Yes -- Arnold Janssen -- -- -- Yes -- Athanasius of Alexandria Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Augustine of Hippo Yes -- -- Yes -- Augustine of Canterbury Yes -- -- Yes -- Barbara -- Yes Yes -- Possible Barnabas Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Bartholomew Yes -- -- Yes -- Basil the Great Yes -- Yes -- -- Benedict -- -- -- Yes -- Benedict of Aniane -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Benedict II -- -- -- Yes -- Bernard of Clairvaux Yes -- -- Yes -- Birgitta (Bridget of Sweden) -- -- -- Yes -- Bridget of Ireland -- -- -- Yes -- Boniface Yes -- Yes Yes -- Pope Boniface I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Boniface IV -- -- -- Yes -- Brendan the Navigator -- -- -- Yes -- Bruno of Querfurt -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Caius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Callistus I -- -- -- Yes -- Casimir -- -- -- Yes -- Catherine of Alexandria -- -- -- Yes Yes Catherine of Siena Yes -- -- Yes -- Pope Celestine I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Celestine V -- -- -- Yes -- Charlie -- -- -- Yes -- Christopher -- -- -- Yes Yes Pope Clement I -- -- -- Yes -- Columba Yes -- -- Yes -- Columbanus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Cornelius -- -- -- Yes -- Cunigunde of Luxemburg -- -- -- Yes -- Cyril, Apostle to the Slavs ?? ?? Yes ?? -- Cyril of Alexandria Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Cyril of Jerusalem Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Damasus I -- -- -- Yes -- Daniel Comboni -- -- -- Yes -- Danilo II -- -- Yes -- -- David (Dewi) of Wales Yes -- -- -- -- Denis -- -- Yes Yes -- Dismas -- -- Yes Yes -- Dunstan Yes -- Yes Yes -- Pope Dionysius -- -- -- Yes -- Edith Stein -- -- -- Yes -- Edward the Martyr ?? -- Yes Yes -- Pope Eleutherius -- -- -- Yes -- Eligius -- -- -- Yes -- Elizabeth Ann Seton -- -- -- Yes -- Emelia -- -- Yes -- -- Ephraim the Syrian -- -- Yes Yes -- Ethelbert of Kent -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Eugene I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Eusebius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Eutychian -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Evaristus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Fabian -- Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Felix I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Felix II -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Felix III -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Felix IV -- -- -- Yes -- Francis of Assisi Yes -- -- Yes -- Francis Xavier Yes -- -- Yes -- Gall -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Gelasius I -- -- -- Yes -- George Yes -- -- Yes Possible Gregory the Illuminator -- -- Yes Yes -- Gregory Nazianzus Yes -- Yes -- -- Gregory of Nyssa -- -- Yes -- -- Pope Gregory I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Gregory II -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Gregory III -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Gregory VII -- -- -- Yes -- Hedwig of Andechs -- -- -- Yes -- Helena -- -- Yes Yes -- Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor -- -- -- Yes -- Herman of Alaska -- -- Yes -- -- Pope Hilarius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Hildebrand -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Hormisdas -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Hyginus -- -- -- Yes -- Ignatius of Antioch Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Ignatius Loyola Yes -- -- Yes -- Pope Innocent I -- -- -- Yes -- Irenaeus of Lyons Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Isidore of Seville ?? -- -- Yes -- Jadwiga -- -- -- Yes -- James the Great Yes -- -- Yes -- James the Less Yes -- -- Yes -- Jerome Yes -- -- Yes -- John the Baptist Yes Yes Yes Yes -- John Baptist de La Salle -- -- -- Yes -- John Bosco -- -- -- Yes -- John Chrysostom Yes -- Yes -- -- John Climacus -- -- Yes Yes -- John of the Cross Yes -- -- Yes -- John of Damascus -- -- Yes Yes -- John the Evangelist Yes Yes Yes Yes -- John Maron -- -- -- Yes -- Pope John I -- -- -- Yes -- Josaphat -- -- -- Yes Possible Joseph Freinademetz -- -- -- Yes -- Joseph the Betrothed Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Jude Yes -- -- Yes -- Pope Julius I -- -- -- Yes -- Katherine of Alexandria -- -- -- Yes -- Justin Martyr Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Lazar -- -- Yes -- -- Lazarus Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Leo I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Leo II -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Leo III -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Leo IV -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Leo IX -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Linus -- -- -- Yes -- Lorenzo Ruiz -- -- -- Yes -- Louis -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Lucius I -- -- -- Yes -- Lucy of Syracuse Yes -- Yes Yes -- Luke the Evangelist Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Mary of the Gael -- -- -- Yes -- Macrina ? Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Marcellinus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Marcellus I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Marcus -- -- -- Yes -- Margaret of Scotland -- -- -- Yes -- Margarita -- -- -- Yes -- Mark the Evangelist Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Martin of Tours Yes -- -- Yes -- Pope Martin I -- -- -- Yes -- The Virgin Mary Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Mary Magdalene Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Matheos the Poor -- Yes -- -- -- Matthew the Evangelist Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Matthias Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Maurice -- -- Yes Yes -- Maximillian Kolbe Yes -- -- Yes -- Methodius ?? ?? Yes ?? -- Michael the Archangel Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Miltiades -- -- -- Yes -- Saint Neot ?? -- -- -- -- Saint Nicephorus ?? ?? Yes Yes -- Nicholas of Myra Yes ?? Yes Yes -- Pope Nicholas I -- -- Yes Yes -- Nikolai -- -- Yes -- -- Ninian Yes -- Yes Yes -- Gregory Palamas -- -- Yes -- -- Pope Paschal I -- -- -- Yes -- Patrick Yes -- Yes Yes -- Paul Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Paul I -- -- -- Yes -- Paulinus of Nola -- -- -- Yes -- Perpetua and her companions Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Peter Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Peter the Aleut -- -- Yes -- -- Peter of Alexandria -- Yes Yes Yes -- Peter of Sebaste -- -- Yes -- -- Philip Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Philomena -- -- -- Yes -- Pio of Pietrelcina -- -- -- Yes -- Piran -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Pius V -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Pius X -- -- -- Yes -- Polycarp Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Pope Pontain -- -- -- Yes -- Raphael of Brooklyn -- -- Yes -- -- Romuald -- -- -- Yes -- Rosalia ? -- -- Yes -- Sava -- -- Yes -- -- Sergius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Sergius I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Silverius -- -- -- Yes -- Simeon -- -- Yes -- -- Simeon the Elder, Saint Stylites -- -- -- Yes -- Simon Yes -- Yes Yes -- Pope Simplicius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Siricius -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Sixtus I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Sixtus II -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Sixtus III -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Soter -- -- -- Yes -- Stephen Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Stephen of Hungary -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Stephen I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Sylvester I -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Symmachus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Telesphorus -- -- -- Yes -- Teresa of Avila Yes -- -- Yes -- Theodore the Studite -- -- Yes -- -- Theophan the Recluse -- -- Yes -- -- Therese of Lisieux -- -- -- Yes -- Thomas Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Thomas Aquinas Yes -- -- Yes -- Thomas More -- -- -- Yes -- Tikhon of Moscow -- -- Yes -- -- Tikhon of Zadonsk -- -- Yes -- -- Timothy the Apostle Yes Yes Yes Yes -- Ulrich of Augsburg -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Urban I -- -- -- Yes -- Veronica -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Victor I -- -- -- Yes -- Vincent Ferrer -- -- -- Yes -- Vincent of Lerins -- -- Yes Yes -- Pope Vitalian -- -- -- Yes -- Vladimir of Kiev -- -- Yes Yes -- Pope Zacharias -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Zephyrinus -- -- -- Yes -- Pope Zosimus -- -- -- Yes --
External link
- Catholic Online list of saints
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In the New Testament, the term saint is used to describe any Christian believer, alive or dead, no matter what their importance in terms of church history. Many of Paul's letters are addressed 'to all the saints...' and sometimes '...along with the elders'. For example Ephesians opens with "...to the saints which are at Ephesus...". The term developed in later centuries, and took on much larger connotations. In the modern, secular usage it refers to simply a perfect or extremely pious person.
In the Catholic and Orthodox churches, a saint is more particularly a person who has been canonised (officially recognized) by a Christian church. This can only take place after their death; in Roman Catholicism, this is because even the holiest person alive may fall into mortal sin at the last moment; in Eastern Orthodoxy, it is more to avoid haste and allow ample time for sober reflection on the person's life. In many Protestant churches, the word is used more generally to refer to anyone who is a Christian. The remainder of this article will focus on "saints" as the term is used by Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Saints are thought to be able to act as intermediaries between God and people by praying to God on behalf of specific people, sometimes at the request of believers. Though some individuals are widely held to be saints in their lifetimes, they are not recognized so by churches. The word "saint" comes from the Latin word sanctus which means "holy." A few English-speaking Eastern Orthodox believers prefer to use the English word "holy" rather than "saint", or use the two terms interchangeably, and so will refer to St. Peter as "Holy Peter" or "the Holy Apostle Peter" for example. In most other languages, the word for "saint" would be more literally translated "holy", such as hagios in Greek, santo in Spanish, saint or sacre in French, etc. A related word in English is "sanctify", which means "to make holy". So in the broad sense of the word, "saint" can mean all those who have been sanctified, or all believers. The narrower and more common sense of the word today is those whom the Church has widely recognized as having been sanctified, as demonstrated in a number of different ways.
This practice explains why, in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, the names of angels are usually preceded by the name 'saint' despite their lack of a human existence - Saint Michael the Archangel never had to be canonized; the name means 'Holy Michael'.
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are the churches in which the veneration of saints is most common. They do not, however, honor all the same individuals as saints. Some of the reasons for differences are historical, rooted in the Great Schism. Others are local. In the Early Christian Church, treatment as a saint depended on local and regional recognition of an individual's sanctity and reputation of miracles. Most saints had only local devotional cults, and only the most famous - the apostles, the companions of Christ, persons mentioned in Scripture, and very few international celebrities - developed wide-spread devotion.
The Western church developed its institutionalized system of canonization shortly before the Great Schism, and so a highly organized calendar of observation of saints' days is seen in Roman Catholicism and a few of its break-away churches (the Anglican communion has partially preserved the idea of an organized attention to the saints). The Orthodox churches also have a calendar of saints' days, in some cases honoring saints on the same day as in the West. However, they often have more variation in which saints are remembered, since the calendars are largely determined by the different patriarchs, metropolitans and archbishops.
Even inside the Roman Catholic church, there are different extents of devotion. Some saints' days are observed only in a single diocese {I don't know of any actual examples of that, but it's canonically possible}. Many are honored as saints in their own home region, and others are honored as saints only by a particular religious order. For instance, each monastic order honors many individuals who were members of that order with special saint-days who are ignored in the broader structure of parishes. In many Eastern Orthodox parishes, it is the custom to remember the names of members of that parish as part of the liturgical prayers long after those members have died.
A related practice is the veneration of relics. A relic is a part of a saint's body, often a small bone fragment. Relics are venerated or honored much in the same way that icons are venerated. The practice began during the early centuries when Christians had to hide in catacombs to escape persecution. In those circumstances, they were literally praying in the company of dead Christians. That reality, combined with belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the eventual resurrection of all believers, and the witnessing of miracles connected with relics, led to the current practice.
In both Western and Eastern churches, members often are given a "saint's name" or the name of a patron saint at the time of their chrismation (Eastern) or baptism (Western). This saint is given to that person to pray for them and intercede for them, and that person will give special honor to and pray to that saint. The date that the saint is honored in the church also becomes the new member's "saint's day" or "name day." Sometimes a person will become known in the church exclusively by their saint's name; then this name may be called the person's "ecclesial name", since it's the name by which they are known in the church.
In spite of this difference, the Western and Eastern churches do not hold a position on the (in)validity of the other's lists and calendars of saints, and do not consider the other's lists as relevant.
A number of people are venerated as saints who may never have actually existed; the polite term for this is 'ahistorical.' Sorting out exactly which saints are historical is difficult, because of the larger difficulty of proving a negative: the absence of independent records of a saint's existence doesn't prove she or he never existed, because there are no specific records of the existence of many people who lived before the 20th century. The hagiographical work of the Bollandists forms a major part of the historiography of named saints.
Related to this, some pre-Christian deities (specially in Rome's area) may have been adopted as saints. Some cults seem to have been Christianized fairly directly--for example, it is often asserted that Saint Brigid was a goddess before Christianity ever reached Ireland. However, the evidence for this lies mainly in a vague similarity of names. It is not unlikely that older beliefs and legends related to pre-Christian gods have been grafted onto the lives of humans who are venerated as saints.
The converse of this is the idea that not all saints are known to any church. For example, anyone who died for his or her Christian belief is counted as a saint, whether or not anyone knows about the martyrdom. The doctrine is that God creates saints, and the church merely recognizes them: even if no church knows of a martyr, God does. For this reason, both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox celebrate All Saints' Day in commemoration of the "unknown" saints.
The concept of the bodhisattva in some schools of Buddhism is in some respects comparable to that of the Christian saint. Shortened form: It is claimed by some style and usage manuals that the correct shortened form of "Saint" in English is "St" without the dot, period or full stop, because it is a contraction not an abbreviation and includes the last letter of the word. Thus, according to this view, St Bernard is correct and St. Bernard is wrong. However, nearly all published books, in both British and American English, use "St.", with the dot. See also:
For the pioneering Australian punk band, see The Saints. There are also two actresses by the name of Saint: Eva Marie Saint and Sylvia Saint. Roger Moore was Simon Templar or The Saint in the 1960s TV series of the same name.
- List of saints
- Calendar of saints
- canonization
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heaven | Noun: heaven; kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God; heavenly kingdom; throne of God; presence of God; inheritance of the saints in light. |
Rite | Seven sacraments, impanation, subpanation, extreme unction, viaticum, invocation of saints, canonization, transfiguration, auricular confession; maceration, flagellation, sackcloth and ashes; penance; (atonement); telling of beads, processional; thurification, incense, holy water, aspersion. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | And there's nothing in the Scriptures to say that he did not. Why, even the saints have been known to employ comedy, to ridicule the enemies of the Faith (Name der Rose, Der; writing credit: Andrew Birkin; Gérard Brach) Is that why so many saints are blind (Enter the Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Bless the saints, it's an ashtray (Johnny Dangerously; writing credit: Harry Colomby; Jeff Harris) Suppose the saints would have smoked if tobacco'd been popular back then (Agnes of God; writing credit: John Pielmeier) I always like sinners a lot better than saints. (Last Man Standing; writing credit: Joseph Merhi) | |
Lyrics | 1234 SAINTS IN THE HOUSE, WE KNOW WHERE IT'S AT A HA HA HA HA (I Know Where It's At; performing artist: All Saints) NO NEED TO WORRY COS ALL SAINTS WILL BE AROUND (I Know Where It's At; performing artist: All Saints) And everyday I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners (Show Me the Way; performing artist: STYX) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Saints and Sinners (1962) Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) Saints and Sinners (1949) Rhythm of the Saints (2003) Lives of the Saints (2003) | |
Song Titles | Two Ravens (performing artist: The Boondock Saints) | |
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 | Pictured are various views of portions of the Mormon Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City. The Mormons are being studied for their low cancer death rate, about 20% lower than the national average. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | The floating cross at the mouth of the trap. Excluding the statuette of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, which is traditionally always the same, each Rais places his own images of saints. The cross serves the functional purpose of helping the fishermen read the currents. Slack water is the most desirable time to start the fishing operation. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Dr. W.H. Groves Latter-Day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT. : Administrative Division. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Medicine and religion] : [Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Saints Simon and Jude Church, Bethlehem, Pa. Metalwork decorations for door. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | One of the people's saints for the calendar of liberty 1852. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Trinity Monastery, Church of Saints Peter and Paul, with bell tower (1727-55), northeast view, Tiumen', Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. |  | Former School of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Komsomol Prospekt #42 (early 20th century), Perm', Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. |
 | All Saints Church (Frederick, Maryland). Elevations, plan, and section] / R. Upjohn & Co. Architects. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Part of congregation of Latter Day Saints Church. Mendon, Utah. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Alice's Grave" by Brian Corll Commentary: "Grave of Alice Flagg at All Saints Waccamaw Episcopal Church cemetery, Pawleys Island, SC." |
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Charles Caleb Colton | As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints. |
Henry David Thoreau | Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. |
Jonathan Edwards | The sight of hell-torments will exalt the happiness of the saints for ever. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Spartans, stoics, heroes, saints and gods use a short and positive speech. |
Robert Louis Stevenson | The saints are the sinners who keep on going. |
Saint Thomas Aquinas | That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly, they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. |
Soren Kierkegaard | God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | It is well known how the monks wrote silly lives of Catholic Saints over the manuscripts on which the classical works of ancient heathendom had been written. (reference) |
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Each had an arm round the other, and the setting sun shed a golden halo round their heads, like what one sees in pictures of saints. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The names of saints, however, are not prohibited |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The very frequency and violence of temptations showed him at last the truth of what he had heard about the trials of the saints. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. |
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Civil Liberties | Belgium | In April 2000, authorities began refusing to issue visas to missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) to enter the country for missionary work. (references) |
Moldova | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), which first applied for registration in 2000, continued to face bureaucratic difficulties in the registration process. (references) | |
Samoa | The major denominations (for example, Congregational, Methodist, Catholic, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) that are present in the country all have missionaries. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sudan | On April 11, clashes broke out at the All Saints Cathedral between the police and demonstrators who were protesting the government order to move the event. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer. The Enemy of Human Souls Sat grieving at the cost of coals; For Hell had been annexed of late, And was a sovereign Southern State. "It were no more than right," said he, "That I should get my fuel free. The duty, neither just nor wise, Compels me to economize -- Whereby my broilers, every one, Are execrably underdone. What would they have? -- although I yearn To do them nicely to a turn, I can't afford an honest heat. This tariff makes even devils cheat! I'm ruined, and my humble trade All rascals may at will invade: Beneath my nose the public press Outdoes me in sulphureousness; The bar ingeniously applies To my undoing my own lies; My medicines the doctors use (Albeit vainly) to refuse To me my fair and rightful prey And keep their own in shape to pay; The preachers by example teach What, scorning to perform, I teach; And statesmen, aping me, all make More promises than they can break. Against such competition I Lift up a disregarded cry. Since all ignore my just complaint, By Hokey-Pokey! I'll turn saint!" Now, the Republicans, who all Are saints, began at once to bawl Against his competition; so There was a devil of a go! They locked horns with him, tete-a-tete In acrimonious debate, Till Democrats, forlorn and lone, Had hopes of coming by their own. That evil to avert, in haste The two belligerents embraced; But since 'twere wicked to relax A tittle of the Sacred Tax, 'Twas finally agreed to grant The bold Insurgent-protestant A bounty on each soul that fell Into his ineffectual Hell. Edam Smith |
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| "SAINTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 88.34% of the time. "SAINTS" is used about 994 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 88.34% | 878 | 8,097 |
| Noun (proper) | 11.66% | 116 | 29,969 |
| Total | 100.00% | 994 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "SAINTS". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Santos | Male | Spanish | The saints |
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Expressions using "SAINTS": All Saints ♦ all saints day ♦ inheritance of the saints in light ♦ latter day saints ♦ legend of saints ♦ perseverance of the saints ♦ Saints Peter and Paul ♦ the ice saints ♦ the latter day saints ♦ the latter saints ♦ worship of saints. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "SAINTS": Saints-peres. | |
Ending with "SAINTS": Charlton-all-saints, near-saints, super-saints. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
latter day saints.com | 7 |
church of jesus christ of latter day saints.com | 4 |
christ church day jesus latter saints.org | 2 |
church day latter saints.com | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SAINTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). (various references) | |
Danish | Allehelgensdag (All Hallows, All Saints' Day). (various references) | |
Dutch | HH., Heilige (holy man, saint). (various references) | |
Finnish | pyhäinpäivä (All Saints Day), pyhäin yhteys (communion of saints). (various references) | |
French | SS, sanctifier (sanctify), Saints. (various references) | |
German | Heiligen (hallow, keep holy, sainthood, sanctify). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szenteknek egyessége (communion of saints), szentek ünnepeinek zsolozsmája (proper of saints). (various references) | |
Italian | Santi. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 聖賢 (saints and sages). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せいけん (a mature dog, administration, biopsy, establishment of a constitution, political power, political views, saints and sages). (various references) | |
Manx | Sheshaght ny Nooghyn (communion of saints). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aintssay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | santos, santas. (various references) | |
Romanian | mormonii (the latter day saints). (various references) | |
Spanish | santos (sainthood). (various references) | |
Swedish | helgonlegend (legend of saints), för hundra gubbar (by all the saints), allhelgonadag (All Hallows, all saints day, All Saints' Day). (various references) | |
Turkish | mormonlar (latter day saints). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 32 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de petron diercomenon dia pantwn katelqein kai proV touV agiouV touV katoikountaV luddan |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Factum est autem Petrum dum pertransiret universos devenire et ad sanctos qui habitabant Lyddae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it bifelde, that Petre, the while he passide aboute alle, cam to the hooli men that dwelliden at Lidde. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And it chaunsed yt as Peter walked throughoute all quarters he ca to ye saynctes which dwelt at Lydda |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 32 |
| Albanian | Por ndodhi që, ndërsa Pjetri po e përshkonte gjithë vendin, erdhi edhe te shenjtorët që banonin në Lida. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug nahitabo nga sa naglibut si Pedro sa tanang dapit, siya nahiadto usab sa mga balaan nga nanagpuyo sa Lida. |
| Croatian | Jednom Petar, obilazeæi posvuda, siðe i k svetima u Lidi. |
| Danish | Men det skete, medens Peter drog omkring alle Vegne, at han også kom ned til de hellige, som boede i Lydda. |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde, als Petrus alom doortrok, dat hij ook afkwam tot de heiligen, die te Lydda woonden. |
| Finnish | Ja tapahtui, että Pietari, kiertäessään kaikkien luona, tuli myöskin niiden pyhien tykö, jotka asuivat Lyddassa. |
| French | Comme Pierre visitait tous les saints, il descendit aussi vers ceux qui demeuraient à Lydde. |
| German | Es geschah aber, da Petrus durchzog allenthalben, daß er auch zu den Heiligen kam, die zu Lydda wohnten. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Pyè menm t'ap vwayaje toupatou nan peyi a. Yon jou li te al lakay disip yo nan lavil Lida, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Petrus pergi ke mana-mana mengunjungi jemaat-jemaat. Pada suatu hari ia mengunjungi umat Tuhan yang tinggal di Lida. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Di dalam Petrus berjalan di seluruh daerah itu, maka singgahlah ia pula kepada orang-orang suci yang diam di Lidda. |
| Latvian | Tad notika, ka Pçteris, apmeklçdams visus, nonâca pie svçtajiem, kas dzîvoja Lidâ. |
| Maori | ¶ Na, i a Pita e haereere ana puta noa nga wahi katoa, ka tae iho hoki ia ki te hunga tapu e noho ana i Raira. |
| Norwegian | Og det hendte sig da Peter drog allesteds omkring, at han også kom ned til de hellige som bodde i Lydda. |
| Portuguese | E aconteceu que, passando Pedro por toda parte, veio também aos santos que habitavam em Lida. |
| Rumanian | Pe cknd cerceta Petru pe toyi sfinyii, s`a pogorkt wi la ceice locuiau kn Lida. |
| Russian | уМХЮЙМПУШ, ЮФП рЕФТ, ПВИПДС ЧУЕИ, РТЙЫЕМ Й Л УЧСФЩН, ЦЙЧХЭЙН Ч мЙДДЕ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Tura Pítiur Yusai yachi armiania nui Iráa wekaimiayi. Wekaak Yus-shuar Rítianam matsamarmia nuisha iraumiayi. |
| Swahili | Petro alipokuwa anasafirisafiri kila mahali alifika pia kwa watu wa Mungu waliokuwa wanaishi Luda. |
| Swedish | Medan nu Petrus vandrade omkring bland dem alla, hände sig att han ock kom ned till de heliga som bodde i Lydda. |
| Uma | ¶ Petrus modao' mpencuai' topepangala' hi Pue' Yesus hiapa-apa. Rala-na ha'eo, rata-i hi ngata Lida. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SAINTS": saintship, saintships. (additional references) | |
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"SAINTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: asins, Asitz, sadint, Saines, sains, Sainsby, sainte, sainty, Saintz, Sanita, Sanitas, santes, Santz, sapientes, Sapinta, sasins, Saunt, Seyntz, shints, siint, sinst, spaint, suints, Zaentz. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SAINTS" (pronounced sā"nts) |
| 4 | -ā" n t s | complaints, constraints, paints, restraints, taints. |
| 3 | -n t s | accelerants, accents, accidents, accompaniments, accomplishments, abandonments, abatements, abortifacients, accountants, accounts, accouterments, achievements, adherents, adjustments, adolescents, advancements, advertisements, affronts, agents, agreements, ailments, alignments, allotments, amendments, amounts, amusements, ancients, announcements, antecedents, antidepressants, antioxidants, ants, apartments, applicants, appointments, appoints, arguments, armaments, arraignments, arrangements, aspirants, assailants, assessments, assignments, assistants, astringents, attachments, attendants, aunts, ballpoints, basements, battlements, belligerents, blandishments, blueprints, blunts, bombardments, brents, celebrants, cents, chants, checkpoints, circumvents, claimants, clients, coefficients, combatants, commandments, comments, commitments, compartments, complainants, complements, compliments, components, condiments, confidants, confronts, consents, consonants, constants, constituents, consultants, contaminants, contents, contestants, continents, contingents, coolants, copayments, cormorants, correspondents, counts, covenants, croissants, Crosscurrents, currents, curtailments, dachshunds, debutantes, decedents, decongestants, defendants, deferments, defoliants, delinquents, dents, deodorants, departments, dependents, deployments, depressants, derailments, descendants, descendents, descents, detergents, determinants, deterrents, developments, deviants, disagreements, disappointments, disappoints, disbursements, discontents, discounts, disinfectants, dispersants, displacements, dissents, dissidents, divestments, docents, documents, eggplants, elements, elephants, embarrassments, emigrants, emplacements, employments, enactments, encampments, encroachments, endorsements, endowments, enforcements, engagements, enhancements, enjoyments, enlargements, enrollments, entanglements, entertainments, enticements, entitlements, entrants, environments, equipments, equivalents, escarpments, establishments, events, experiments, exponents, ferments, figments, filaments, fingerprints, flaunts, flints, fluorescents, fonts, footprints, forints, formants, fragments, frequents, fronts, garments, giants, governments, grandparents, grants, grunts, haunts, hints, hunts, hydrants, immigrants, impairments, impeachments, impediments, implants, implements, impoundments, imprints, improvements, incidents, incitements, incompetents, increments, incumbents, independents, indictments, indigents, inducements, infants, informants, infringements, ingredients, inhabitants, inhalants, innocents, inpatients, installments, instruments, insurgents, intents, invents, investments, involvements, irritants, jaunts, joints, judgements, judgments, laments, lieutenants, ligaments, litigants, lubricants, malcontents, managements, measurements, merchants, migrants, militants, mints, miscreants, misjudgments, misrepresents, misstatements, moments, monuments, mounts, movements, mutants, noncombatants, nonresidents, nutrients, occupants, opponents, ornaments, overpayments, overstatements, oxidants, pageants, pants, parents, parliaments, participants, patents, patients, pavements, payments, peasants, pennants, percents, pheasants, pigments, pinpoints, pints, placements, plants, points, pollutants, portents, postponements, precedents, predicaments, prepayments, presents, presidents, prevents, prints, procurements, pronouncements, propellants, proponents, protestants, punishments, punts, quints, readjustments, reagents, realignments, reassignments, recipients, recounts, redeployments, reenactments, refinements, refreshments, refrigerants, Regents, regiments, registrants, reimbursements, reinforcements, remnants, rents, repayments, replacements, represents, reprints, requirements, resentments, resents, residents, respondents, restatements, restaurants, retirements, retrenchments, rodents, rudiments, sacraments, savants, scents, sealants, sediments, segments, sentiments, sergeants, serpents, servants, settlements, shipments, solvents, splints, sprints, standpoints, statements, stimulants, stints, storefronts, students, stunts, subcontinents, succulents, supergiants, superintendents, supplements, sweatpants, talents, taunts, temperaments, tenants, tenements, tents, tints, torments, torrents, tournaments, transients, transplants, treatments, tyrants, undercurrents, undergarments, underpants, underpayments, vagrants, variants, vents, viewpoints, wants, warrants, waterfronts. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: satins, stains. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-n-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: antis, sains, saint, sasin, satin, satis, snits, stain, tains. | |
-2 letters: ains, aits, anis, anti, ants, nits, sain, sans, sati, sins, sits, snit, tain, tans, tass, tins. | |
-3 letters: ain, ais, ait, ani, ant, ass, ins, its, nit, sat, sin, sis, sit, tan, tas, tin, tis. | |
-4 letters: ai, an, as, at, in, is, it, na, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-n-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: entasis, instals, instars, isatins, issuant, nasties, pissant, ptisans, santims, santirs, sestina, shantis, strains, sustain, tanists, tansies, tisanes. | |
+2 letters: absinths, abstains, agonists, animists, anthesis, antiboss, antsiest, arsonist, artiness, artisans, assignat, astonies, astonish, basinets, bassinet, bastings, bastions, castings, cineasts, destains, discants, distains, eastings, elastins, entasias, etesians, fastings, fustians, gastrins, giantess, insanest, installs, instants, instates, isatines, lastings, mantises, mantissa, matiness, nailsets, narcists, nastiest, onanists, pastinas, pianists, pissants, puissant, retsinas, salients, saltines, saltings, sandiest, sandpits, sanities, sanitise, satanism, satanist, satinets, scanties, seatings, sestinas, sextains, shaitans, shanties, shantihs, sheitans, sinuates, skatings, slatings, snakiest, spirants, stagings, stainers, staminas, standish, stanines, stashing, stasimon, stations, steapsin, stearins, sthenias, stunsail, sustains, teniases, teniasis, titaness, transits, tsarinas, tsunamis. | |
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