saint
C617
concept
A saint is a person recognized for exceptional holiness, virtue, and closeness to the divine, often serving as a moral and spiritual exemplar within a religious tradition.
All labels observed (46)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian saint | 469 |
| saint canonical | 328 |
| Catholic saint | 280 |
| Christian martyr | 175 |
| martyr | 136 |
| patron saint | 74 |
| abbot | 65 |
| ascetic | 32 |
| bodhisattva | 18 |
| virgin martyr | 9 |
| Varkari saint | 7 |
| saint of the Russian Orthodox Church | 5 |
| Marathi saint | 4 |
| military saint | 4 |
| Cappadocian Father | 3 |
| confessor | 3 |
| enlightened being | 3 |
| female saint | 3 |
| martyr figure | 3 |
| medieval saint | 3 |
| Yazidi saint | 2 |
| Christian saint candidate | 1 |
| Christian saint’s life | 1 |
| Nath saint | 1 |
| Pisan saint | 1 |
| Saint | 1 |
| canonized person | 1 |
| canonized saint | 1 |
| lay saint | 1 |
| levitating saint | 1 |
| local saint | 1 |
| national patron saint | 1 |
| physician saints | 1 |
| pilgrim saint | 1 |
| saint in Sunni Islam | 1 |
| saint of the Catholic Church | 1 |
| saint of the Dvaita tradition | 1 |
| saint of the Lutheran Church | 1 |
| saint-scholar | 1 |
| saintly figure | 1 |
| soldier-saint | 1 |
| type of saint | 1 |
| venerated saint | 1 |
| virgin saint | 1 |
| virgin-martyr | 1 |
| святой | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: saint
Generated description
A saint is a person recognized for exceptional holiness, virtue, and closeness to the divine, often serving as a moral and spiritual exemplar within a religious tradition.
Instances (1,323)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Pope Celestine V | Catholic saint |
| Guanyin | bodhisattva |
| Venerable Bede | Christian saint |
|
Maserfield
surface form:
Oswald of Northumbria
|
— |
| Æbbe the Elder | Christian saint |
| Saint Petroc | Christian saint |
| Saint Matthias | Christian saint |
| Saint Julian | Christian saint |
|
Gajowniczek
surface form:
Maximilian Kolbe
|
Catholic saint |
| Saint Hyacinth | Catholic saint |
| Saint Crescentinus | Christian martyr |
| Saint Martha | Christian saint |
| Alberto Hurtado | Catholic saint |
| Saint Gaudentius | Christian saint |
| Saint Damien of Molokaʻi | — |
|
church of St Patrick (kirk of Patrick)
surface form:
Saint Patrick
|
Christian saint |
| Cletus | Catholic saint |
| Lawrence of Rome | Christian martyr |
| Chrysogonus | Christian martyr |
| Saint John Fisher | martyr |
| Cardinal Fisher | martyr |
| Saint Jude | Christian saint |
| Saint Duthac | Christian saint |
| Saint Diarmaid | Christian saint |
| Saint Gulval | Christian saint |
| Eorcenwald of London | Christian saint |
| Saint Paternian | Christian saint |
| St Ethelbert the Martyr | Christian saint |
| Eugène de Mazenod | Catholic saint |
| Saint Eorcenwald | Christian saint |
| Eadburh of Winchester | Christian saint |
| Saint Abibos of Nekresi | Christian saint |
| Margaret Wilson | Christian martyr |
| Tomás de Villanueva | Catholic saint |
|
Odilo
surface form:
Odilo of Cluny
|
abbot |
| Abbot of Cluny | abbot |
| Saint Minias | Christian martyr |
| Thaddaeus | — |
| Saint Cathan | Christian saint |
| Cathan of Bute | Christian saint |
| Saint Minias of Florence | Christian martyr |
| Saint Isaac of Dalmatia | — |
| al-Maʿruf al-Karkhi | ascetic |
| Saint Clodoald | Catholic saint |
| Abu Madyan Shuʿayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari | — |
| Gerald of Aurillac | lay saint |
| Maiolus | abbot |
| St Oran | Christian saint |
| St Odhrán | Christian saint |
| San Isidro Labrador | Catholic saint |