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A '''saint''' (from Old French ''saint'', from Latin ''sanctus'' holy, from ''sancire'' to make sacred) in general is a holy or godly person<ref>''The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary: including Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary'', 1966, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, New York. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-216606. | S | saint | page 1184a</ref> In [[religion]] as a whole there are recognized [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], [[Islam|Moslem]], [[Sufi]] and Christian saints.
A '''saint''' (from Old French ''saint'', from Latin ''sanctus'' holy, from ''sancire'' to make sacred) in general is a holy or godly person<ref>''The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary: including Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary'', 1966, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, New York. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-216606. | S | saint | page 1184a</ref> In [[religion]] as a whole there are recognized [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], [[Islam|Moslem]], [[Sufi]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] saints.
==Saints in Catholicism==
==Saints in Catholicism==
By one common definition of the word, a '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized by a [[Christian]] [[denomination]] and approved for public and private veneration. <ref>Canon 1186 [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4D.HTM]</ref> Saints, especially those from the Apostolic and Ancient periods of church history, often were [[martyr]]s (people who died for their faith or for another person).
By one common definition of the word, a '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized by a Christian [[denomination]] and approved for public and private veneration. <ref>Canon 1186 [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4D.HTM]</ref> Saints, especially those from the Apostolic and Ancient periods of church history, often were [[martyr]]s (people who died for their faith or for another person).
In [[Catholic]] tradition and law, all
In [[Catholic]] tradition and law, all