santo

Definitions of santo
  1. noun
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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    patrono
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
    type of:
    Dio, dio, divinità, padreterno
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
  2. noun
    a day specified for religious observance
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    festa, festività
    a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
    Epifania
    twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
  3. noun
    person of exceptional holiness
    synonyms: angelo, santone
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    types:
    fachiro
    a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
    type of:
    giusto, valentuomo
    a person who is good to other people
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