Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SAINT
I. noun see: sacred
Date: 13th century
one officially recognized especially through canonization as preeminent for holiness,
2. one of the spirits of the departed in heaven, angel 1a,
3. one of God's chosen and usually Christian people, a member of any of various Christian bodies, one eminent for piety or virtue, an illustrious predecessor, saintdom noun saintlike adjective
II. transitive verb
Date: 13th century
to recognize or designate as a saint