Saints has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Proper Noun
Noun
1
plural of saint
"The saints were honored in the cathedral during their annual feast day."
2
plural of Saint, title of a saint.
In plain English: Saints are people who have been officially recognized by their religion as holy and worthy of special respect after they die.
"The tourists visited many famous saints' shrines before leaving for home."
Verb
1
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saint
"He saints the new shrine every morning."
"The saints did not happen until we had already lost our patience with each other."
Proper Noun
1
A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.
"The local pub filled up as fans chanted their team's name, Saints, before kick-off."
Example Sentences
"The tourists visited many famous saints' shrines before leaving for home."
noun
"The saints did not happen until we had already lost our patience with each other."
verb
"Saints cannot be used as verbs in standard English; they are strictly nouns referring to holy people or saints."
verb
"The word you might be thinking of is perhaps "sanctify," which means to make something sacred."
verb
"If this was a typo for the noun form, examples would include: The church honors many saints on their feast days, We visit the saints' shrines during pilgrimage season, and These saints are known for their miraculous deeds."
verb