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What To Know Earlier Tuesday, the Vatican reported that Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state on Monday to approve new decrees for potential saints.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Supporters have also raised more than half a million dollars for his legal defense and put up a large billboard in lower Manhattan depicting Mangione as a saint.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
The animation is in the style of Orthodox iconography — the paintings of the saints and of Jesus that adorn the iconostas, the screens in front of the altar, on the nave, the sanctuary and the dome of every Orthodox church in the world.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
To get in touch with the miraculous Francis, the folkloric Francis, read the Fioretti, or The Little Flowers of St. Francis, a 14th-century collection of tales about the saint and his friars.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Supporters have also raised more than half a million dollars for his legal defense and put up a large billboard in lower Manhattan depicting Mangione as a saint.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
The animation is in the style of Orthodox iconography — the paintings of the saints and of Jesus that adorn the iconostas, the screens in front of the altar, on the nave, the sanctuary and the dome of every Orthodox church in the world.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
To get in touch with the miraculous Francis, the folkloric Francis, read the Fioretti, or The Little Flowers of St. Francis, a 14th-century collection of tales about the saint and his friars.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
Noun
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An olive oil that does not have defects and a free acidity level of less than 0.8 is considered extra virgin.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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The emperor provided Xu Fu with ships and the 3,000 virgins that the magician claimed were essential to the quest.—
Joe Kloc,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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The resulting painting, inspired in part by Peter Paul Rubens’s portrait of King Philip, shows the King of Pop on horseback, in glinting gold armor, with cherubs fluttering overhead.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2024
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The colt is such a prohibitive favorite among the field of nine the race is declared a non-wagering contest.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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