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Santo
santo
santo
See also: Santo
Italian
Etymology
Adjective
santo m (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santi, feminine plural sante)
Noun
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.
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- sancto (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.to/
- Hyphenation: san‧to
- Homophone: Santo
Adjective
santo m (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, comparable)
- Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; holy; sacred.
- (religion) Flawless from a religious point of view; holy.
- Designed or exalted by a divine sanction; holy; venerable.
- Saintly; relating to saints.
- Inviolable; holy.
- (Of a day) during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work.
Inflection
Inflection of santo
Synonyms
- (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
Antonyms
- (dedicated to a religious purpose): laico, leigo, mundano, profano, secular, temporal
- (flawless from a religious point of view): impuro, pecador, réprobo
Derived terms
Noun
santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)
- (Roman Catholicism) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church
- saint (a virtuous or holy person)
- an extremely kind individual
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Descendants
- Kadiwéu: xaanto