| − | 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. | + | 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. |