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Word

sainte

Definition

n. a person who is considered very holy or good by a religious group. In French, this word is the feminine form of 'saint'.

n. a person officially recognized by a church or religious community as having lived a life of exceptional holiness. In French, the feminine form of 'saint'.

Examples

“She is a saint for helping me with my homework.”

“The local church is named after a saint who lived in the thirteenth century.”

“The biography explores the life of a saint whose miracles were later attributed to her unwavering devotion to the community during a period of great famine.”

Examples

simple

“She is a saint for helping me with my homework.”

contextual

“The local church is named after a saint who lived in the thirteenth century.”

complex

“The biography explores the life of a saint whose miracles were later attributed to her unwavering devotion to the community during a period of great famine.”

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