sanctus
See also Sanctus
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”)
Participle
sānctus m (feminine sāncta, neuter sānctum); first/second declension
- sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred.
- venerable, august, divine, blessed, holy, saintly
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | sānctus | sāncta | sānctum | sānctī | sānctae | sāncta | |
| genitive | sānctī | sānctae | sānctī | sānctōrum | sānctārum | sānctōrum | |
| dative | sānctō | sānctae | sānctō | sānctīs | sānctīs | sānctīs | |
| accusative | sānctum | sānctam | sānctum | sānctōs | sānctās | sāncta | |
| ablative | sānctō | sānctā | sānctō | sānctīs | sānctīs | sānctīs | |
| vocative | sāncte | sāncta | sānctum | sānctī | sānctae | sāncta | |
Noun
sānctus (genitive sānctī); m, second declension
- (Late Latin) A saint; person who lives a holy and virtuous life.
- "Dorothy Day erat sancta viva." (Dorothy Day was a living saint.)
- (Late Latin) A person who is officially proclaimed as having lived a life of heroic virtue.
- "Kateri Tekawitha sancta proclamata est." (Kateri Tekawitha is proclaimed a saint.)
- (Late Latin) A title given to (2), usually capitalized, prefixed to the person's name.
- "Sanctus Stephanus Protomartyr"
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sānctus | sānctī |
| genitive | sānctī | sānctōrum |
| dative | sānctō | sānctīs |
| accusative | sānctum | sānctōs |
| ablative | sānctō | sānctīs |
| vocative | sāncte | sānctī |