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sancire
Latin · ancient
"to make sacred"
to make sacred, with irregular past participle sanctus
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Stage 2 of 4
sanctus
Latin · ancient
"holy, sacred"
holy, sacred, from sancire
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Stage 3 of 4
seint
Old French · medieval
"a person recognized for holiness"
carried into French for a person recognized for holiness
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saint
English · 1100s
"a person formally recognized as holy"
settled as the English word for a person formally recognized as holy
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