santo

See also: Santo

Contents

IndonesianEdit

NounEdit

santo

1. saint

---

InterlingueEdit

NounEdit

santo

1. saint

---

IstriotEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sānctus.

AdjectiveEdit

santo

1. holy

---

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sānctus.

AdjectiveEdit

santo (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santi, feminine plural sante)

1. holy

NounEdit

santo m (plural santi) feminine santa; before a consonant (except preconsonantal s) san, before a vocal sant', both only when a name of a saint or place follows; abbreviation S.

1. saint
2. (before a name of a saint or in place names, as Santo) Saint

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• Anno Santo
• camposanto
• santabarbara
• santa Messa
• Santa Sede

• santificare
• santificazione
• santino
• santissimo
• santità

• santone
• Santo Padre
• santorale
• Santo Sepolcro
• santuario

• Settimana Santa
• Spirito Santo
• Terra Santa
• tutti i Santi / Ognissanti
• vinsanto

See alsoEdit

• beato
• sacro

AnagramsEdit

• stano, stanò, stona

---

PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• sancto (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.to/
• Hyphenation: san‧to
• Homophone: Santo

AdjectiveEdit

santo m (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, comparable)

1. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; holy; sacred.
2. (religion) Flawless from a religious point of view; holy.
3. Designed or exalted by a divine sanction; holy; venerable.
4. Saintly; relating to saints.
5. Inviolable; holy.
6. (Of a day) during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work.

InflectionEdit

Inflection of santo

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	santo	santa	santos	santas
comparative	mais santo	mais santa	mais santos	mais santas
superlative	o mais santo santíssimo	a mais santa santíssima	os mais santos santíssimos	as mais santas santíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

SynonymsEdit

• (dedicated to a religious purpose): eclesiástico, religioso
• (flawless from a religious point of view): puro
• (designed or exalted by a divine sanction): sacro, sagrado, venerável
• (inviolable): inviolável

AntonymsEdit

• (dedicated to a religious purpose): laico, leigo, mundano, profano, secular, temporal
• (flawless from a religious point of view): impuro, pecador, réprobo

Derived termsEdit

• Santa Cruz
• Santa Fé
• Santo

NounEdit

santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)

1. (Roman Catholicism) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church
2. saint (a virtuous or holy person)
3. an extremely kind individual

Related termsEdit

Terms related to santo

• santeiro
• santificação
• santificado

• santificador
• santificante
• santificar

• santificável
• santimônia

• santinho
• santuário

DescendantsEdit

• Kadiwéu: xaanto

---

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanto/
• Rhymes: -anto

AdjectiveEdit

santo (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas) (superlative santísimo)

1. holy, godly

NounEdit

santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)

1. saint

Derived termsEdit

• san
• Espíritu Santo m

Related termsEdit

• santidad
• santificar

See alsoEdit

• sacro
• sagrado