A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.
(by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
Dorothy Day was a living saint.
One of the blessed in heaven.
A holy object.
To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.