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saints

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for saints.

Editorial note

The Cuban government aren't saints by any means, but to put them on one level with whatever/whoever is ruling North Korea is unfair to them.

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Quick take

(soccer) A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of saints gathered in one view.

noun

(soccer) A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for saints.

noun

(soccer) A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.

Example sentences

1

The Cuban government aren't saints by any means, but to put them on one level with whatever/whoever is ruling North Korea is unfair to them.

2

All the Sufis and saints, every Sheikh and Imam hope to find favour at the court of the rulers.

3

The veneration of saints shares a lot of features in common with the worship of lesser deities in the Greco-Roman pantheon.

4

Even if they were bona-fide saints, this would still be too much power to tie up in such a small group.

5

Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints && Apostolic United Brethren.

6

No one here is claiming Microsoft are saints but what Samsung is doing (if true) is at best Lenovo level malicious negligence.

7

She was found accidentally, seemingly by someone who has no interest in Catholic saints.

8

USA and Israel are as always saints which is why everything regarding WW2 I no longer trust.

9

I read this article in order to compare this case with those of Catholic and Orthodox saints who are incorrupt.

10

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

11

You will find lots of books written by saints, priests, monks,...

12

We talk about the dead as if they were saints...

Quote examples

1

As a personal example, my friends are usually significantly shocked to learn I haven't seen the movie "The Boondock Saints".

2

I am very familiar with the "particular religion mentioned" the Latter Day Saints aka Mormons.

3

The idea that "public servants" don't magically become saints, but respond to the same incentives as do the rest of us, is the core of public choice economics [1].

4

I will admit however that "Good Character" does not seem to correlate at all with "Effectiveness" in VC circles, there are bastards and there are saints and it doesn't seem to really effect the success or lack thereof of the companies they fund.

Proper noun examples

1

Saints Row the Third or Just Cause 2 are also acceptable.

2

Colin Dickey is the author of Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius, and Afterlives of the Saints: Stories from the Ends of Faith.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use saints in a sentence?

The Cuban government aren't saints by any means, but to put them on one level with whatever/whoever is ruling North Korea is unfair to them.

What does saints mean?

(soccer) A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.

What part of speech is saints?

saints is commonly used as noun.