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santo.

holy, sacred

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈsɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. holy, sacred dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; religious

    comparable
  2. holy, sacred flawless from a religious point of view

    comparable
  3. holy, sacred designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable

    comparable
  4. holy, sacred during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work

    comparable
  5. holy, sacred saintly; relating to saints

    comparable
  6. pure, immaculate, undefiled innocent

    comparable · figuratively
  7. pure, immaculate, undefiled chaste

    comparable · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

noun/ˈsɐ̃.tu/Brazil/ˈsɐ̃.tu/Portugal
  1. someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church

    masculine
  2. orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)

    masculine
  3. saint (a virtuous or holy person)

    masculine
  4. an extremely kind individual

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

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