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Saint

/sˈeɪnt/
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(noun) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

It would provoke a saint.
Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cathedral was dedicated to the patron ____ of the city and drew thousands of pilgrims.

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