saint

ot noun

1. A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue. Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint.
2. (by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good. Dorothy Day was a living saint.
3. One of the blessed in heaven.
4. A holy object.

fe’l verb

1. To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint. Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.