santo.
holy, sacred
Meaning & usage
holy, sacred dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; religious
holy, sacred flawless from a religious point of view
holy, sacred designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable
holy, sacred during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work
holy, sacred saintly; relating to saints
pure, immaculate, undefiled innocent
pure, immaculate, undefiled chaste
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”).
someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church
orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)
saint (a virtuous or holy person)
an extremely kind individual
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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