No. 1,444 in Portuguese
santo
Saint; holy.
In a sentence
O Santo Padre abençoou os fiéis durante a missa.
The Holy Father blessed the faithful during the mass.
Here, 'Santo' is used as a religious honorific adjective to denote holiness or sanctity in describing the Pope.
Aquele homem é considerado um santo por sua generosidade.
That man is considered a saint for his generosity.
In this sentence, 'santo' is used metaphorically to describe someone's attributes or actions that are considered exceptionally virtuous.
Eles visitaram uma igreja que tem uma relíquia de um santo famoso.
They visited a church that has a relic of a famous saint.
Here, 'santo' functions as a noun, referring to an individual formally recognized as a saint in religious contexts.
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