# sainte

CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/sainte
Updated: 2026-05-20

## Definition

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

For teachers: 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.

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