Vocabulary

saint

聖人(せいじん)

A2 · Elementary Common

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

holy person recognized for their virtue or religious devotion; person regarded as extremely good or morally pure

徳(とく)や信仰(しんこう)心(しん)に優(すぐ)れ、聖(せい)なる人(ひと)として認(みと)められた人々(ひとびと)。また、非常(ひじょう)に善良(ぜんりょう)で道徳(どうとく)的(てき)に純粋(じゅんすい)な人々(ひとびと)。

Examples

  1. The church honored the saints for their lifelong service.
  2. She says her grandparents were saints for putting up with so much trouble.

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