*sain*

v. t. To make a saint of. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An object of interest to the eye; one worshiped with the eyes. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That's the eye-saint, I know,
Among young gallants. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made from it. ] (Fine Arts) (a) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. (b) A drawing made with it. See Charcoal, n. 2, and Charcoal drawing, under Charcoal. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A mountain in Tibet, 26, 287 feet high. [ proper name ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. A Mormon; -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. p. p. of Say, for sayen. Said. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Saint, Sane. ] To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence. [ R. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see Sane.) + foin hay (L. faenum); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see Saint) + foin hay. ] (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder. [ Written also saintfoin. ] (b) A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense). [ Canada ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus. ] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God. [ 1913 Webster ]

Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. 1 Cor. i. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the blessed in heaven. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [ Abbrev. St. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Saint Andrew's cross. (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum Crux-Andreae, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's cross. Gray. --
Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6, under Cross. --
Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony. --
Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it, and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. --
Saint Anthony's turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr. Prior. --
Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapweed (Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th. Dr. Prior. --
Saint Bernard (Zool.), a breed of large, handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. --
Saint Catharine's flower (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist. See under Love. --
Saint Cuthbert's beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. --
Saint Dabeoc's heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Daboecia polifolia), named from an Irish saint. --
Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. --
Saint Elmo's fire, a luminous, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors. --
Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. --
Saint George's ensign, a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. --
Saint George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral. [ Eng. ] Brande & C. --
Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it was manufactured. --
Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties similar to the nux vomica. --
Saint James's shell (Zool.), a pecten (Vola Jacobaeus) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under Scallop. --
Saint James's-wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea). --
Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. --
Saint John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. --
Saint Leger, the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant (Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine. --
Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in America. Shak. Whittier. --
Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust. 4, under Cross. --
Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of Ireland. --
Saint Peter's fish. (Zool.) See John Dory, under John. --
Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum Ascyron, Hypericum quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. --
Saint Peter's wreath (Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spiraea (Spiraea hypericifolia), having long slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring. --
Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. --
Saint Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sainting. ] To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one). [ 1913 Webster ]

A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beatified, though never sainted. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

To saint it, to act as a saint, or with a show of piety. [ 1913 Webster ] Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To act or live as a saint. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or character of a saint. [ R. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. “A most sainted king.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female saint. [ R. ] Bp. Fisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might endanger the reign of the military sainthood. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat saintlike; -- used ironically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being saintly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Saintlier superl. Saintliest. ] Like a saint; becoming a holy person. [ 1913 Webster ]

So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Saint + -logy + -ist. ] (Theol.) One who writes the lives of saints. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The character or qualities of a saint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; -- called also Saint- Simonism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A system of socialism in which the state owns all the property and the laborer is entitled to share according to the quality and amount of his work, founded by Saint Simon (1760-1825); -- called also Saint- Simonianism. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of Santa Claus. [ PJC ]

A Visit from St. Nicholas The original name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore, popularly called titled The Night Before Christmans. It is a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve. See Night Before Christmas in the vocabulary. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + saint. ] To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [ R. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]