Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), 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.
      
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            Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
            be saints.                            --1 Cor. i. 2.
      
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   2. One of the blessed in heaven.
      
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            Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
            Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
            Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.   --Milton.
      
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   3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]
      
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   {Saint Andrews 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 Anthonys cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,
      under {Cross}.

   {Saint Anthonys fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so
      called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
      intercession of Saint Anthony.

   {Saint Anthonys nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium  flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and
      St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.

   {Saint Anthonys turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a
      favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.

   {Saint Barnabys 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 Catharines flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.
      See under {Love}.

   {Saint Cuthberts beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of
      crinoid stems.

   {Saint Dabeocs heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Daboecia  polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.

   {Saint Distaffs Day}. See under {Distaff}.

   {Saint Elmos 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 Georges 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 Georges 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 Georges 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 Ignatiuss bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the
      Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar
      to the nux vomica.

   {Saint Jamess shell} (Zool.), a pecten ({Vola Jacobaeus})
      worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under
      {Scallop}.

   {Saint Jamess-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio  Jacobaea}).

   {Saint Johns bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}.

   {Saint Johns-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus
      {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; --
      called also {Johns-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 Martins herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American
      violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very
      mucilaginous and is used in medicine.

   {Saint Martins 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 Patricks cross}. See Illust. 4, under {Cross}.

   {Saint Patricks Day}, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
      death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron
      saint of Ireland.

   {Saint Peters fish}. (Zool.) See {John Dory}, under {John}.
      

   {Saint Peters-wort} (Bot.), a name of several plants, as
      {Hypericum Ascyron}, {Hypericum quadrangulum}, {Ascyrum  stans}, etc.

   {Saint Peters wreath} (Bot.), a shrubby kind of {Spiraea}
      ({Spiraea hypericifolia}), having long slender branches
      covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.
      

   {Saints bell}. See {Sanctus bell}, under {Sanctus}.

   {Saint Vituss dance} (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the
      supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.
      
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