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Saint /seɪnt; strong seɪnt/ written abbrev. St used as a title before a saint's name: Saint Patrick
Saint Bernadette → see BERNADETTE, SAINT
Saint Chris·to·pher /sənt ˈkrɪstəfərsɪnt-/ a small round metal picture of St CHRISTOPHER that people wear on a chain round their necks or leave in their cars to protect them when they are travelling: He wore a Saint Christopher.
saint·ed /ˈseɪntɪd/ adj 1 made a SAINT → compare CANONIZE 2 [A] old-fash (of a dead person) like a SAINT; holy 3 my sainted aunt old-fash infml, especially BrE (used for expressing surprise)
Saint George → see GEORGE, SAINT
Saint Joan → see JOAN OF ARC
Saint John the 'Baptist → see JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST
Saint Lau·rent, Yves /sæn lɒˈrɒ̃ləˈrɑːn, i:v/ (1936–) a French fashion designer. He is known for being the first COUTURE designer (=someone who designs very expensive clothes in the latest fashions) to produce READY-TO-WEAR clothes on a large scale → see also YVES SAINT LAURENT
Saint Leger → see ST LEGER
saint·ly /ˈseɪntli/ adj completely good and honest, with no faults, like a SAINT; very holy: a saintly man/life —liness n [U]
Saint Patrick → see PATRICK, SAINT
Saint Patrick's Ca'thedral the largest Roman Catholic church in the US. It is in New York City on Fifth Avenue and was built between 1858 and 1879.
Saint Paul's Cathedral a CATHEDRAL in central London, which is the largest Protestant church in the UK and one of the best-known buildings in London. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1676 and 1710. A previous cathedral in the same place was destroyed in the Great Fire of London (1666).
Saint Paul's Cathedral
Saint Peter → see PETER, SAINT
Saint Peter's the largest Christian church in the western world, in the Vatican City in Rome, built in the 16th century. It is the most important church in the Roman Catholic religion, and the artist Michelangelo was one of its main designers.
Saint Petersburg → see ST PETERSBURG
Saint Peter's 'Square the very large square outside Saint Peter's in Rome, where thousands of people gather to hear the Pope give special messages at Christmas and Easter
Saint-Saëns, Ca·mille /sæn ˈsɒ̃sɪˈsɑːns, kæˈmiːl/ (1835–1921) a French COMPOSER whose works include Carnival of the Animals, the Organ Symphony, and the OPERA Samson and Delilah
saint's day n the day each year on which the Christian church honours a particular SAINT: St David's Day (1st March) → compare NAME DAY
Saint Swith·in's Day /sənt ˈswɪðɪnz deɪsɪnt-/ July 15th. According to a British old tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithin's Day it will rain for the next 40 days.
Saint Val·en·tine's Day also Valentine's Day n February 14th, when traditionally people send a special card (a valentine) to someone they love, but without saying who the card is from. They may also send flowers, especially red roses, or other presents as a sign of love.
Saint Vi·tus's Dance /sənt ˈvaɪtəsɪz ˌdɑːnsɪlseɪnt-ˌdæns/ n [U] a medical condition that mostly affects children, in which the face and body make small, sudden, uncontrollable movements. Its modern medical name is 'Sydenham's chorea'.
saith /seɪθ/ old use or bibl says
sake¹ /seɪk/ n 1 for the sake of a) in order to help, improve, or bring advantage: He's going to live by the coast for the sake of his health. | I'm only doing it for your sake; I don't care about it myself. | For both our sakes, please do as I ask. b) for the purpose of: I'm not talking just for talking's sake; this is important. | Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that what you say is true. 2 for Christ's/God's/goodness/heaven's/pity('s) sake infml a) (used when asking strongly for something): For goodness sake don't tell him! b) (used as an expression of annoyance): What's the matter now, for God's sake? → see also for old times' sake (OLD)
USAGE For Christ's sake is the strongest expression of those above. Both this expression and for God's sake may offend some people, and should be used with care. The gentlest expression of those above is for goodness sake.
sa·ke² /ˈsɑki/ n [U] a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice. Sake is often served warm in small cups.
Sak·ha·rov, An·drei /səkərɒfl-rɒf, ˈɑːndreɪ/ (1921–89) a Russian PHYSICIST who helped to develop the Soviet HYDROGEN BOMB and who was also known for being a DISSIDENT (=someone who criticizes his country's government and is badly treated because of his beliefs). He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975, but the Soviet government would not allow him to travel to Norway to receive it. He was sent away from Moscow as a punishment, until Mikhail GORBACHEV became Soviet president and allowed him to return.
Sa·ki /ˈsɑːki/ the name used by the British writer H.H. Munro (1870–1916), who wrote amusing short stories which often had unexpected endings
Saks /sæks/ also Saks of Fifth Avenue trademark a well-known New York department store, known especially for its clothes
sa·laam /səˈlɑːm/ v [I] to perform a deep bending of the body while putting the inside of the right hand on the forehead, used as a respectful greeting in parts of the East —salaam n
sa·la·ble, saleable /ˈseɪləbəl/ adj that can be sold; fit for sale or easy to sell: a salable commodity —bility /seɪləˈbɪləti/ n [U]
sa·la·cious /səˈleɪʃəs/ adj fml expressing or causing strong sexual feelings, usually in an unpleasant or shocking way: The story of the rape was treated in a disgustingly salacious manner by some of the newspapers. —ly adv —ness, -city /səˈlæsəti/ n [U]
sal·ad /ˈsæləd/ n [C;U] 1 a mixture of usually raw vegetables served cold either with a main dish or, especially with other foods added, as a main dish on its own: I'll have a steak and a green salad (=LETTUCE and other green vegetables) | cheese/egg/ham salad | a salad bowl 2 raw or cold cooked food cut into pieces and usually mixed with a thick sharp-tasting liquid: potato salad → see also FRUIT SALAD
'salad bar n a place in a restaurant with different vegetables that you can choose to make your own salad
'salad cream n [U] especially BrE a thick cream-coloured liquid, similar to MAYONNAISE but usually sweeter, for putting on salads → compare SALAD DRESSING
'salad days n [P] old-fash infml one's time of youth and inexperience
'salad dressing n [C;U] a liquid mixture, especially one containing oil and VINEGAR, for putting on salads → compare SALAD CREAM
sal·a·man·der /ˈsæləmændər/ n a small animal that is like a LIZARD but with soft skin and lives partly on land and partly in water
sa·la·mi /səˈlɑːmi/ n [U] a large SAUSAGE with a strong salty taste, usually thinly cut and eaten cold
sal·a·ried /ˈsælərɪd/ adj having or receiving a salary, usually as opposed to wages: salaried workers/jobs
sal·a·ry /ˈsæləri/ n [C;U] money, usually paid directly into one's bank account once a month, that one receives as payment from the company or organization one works for: He's on a very good salary now. | a salary of sixteen thousand (=£16,000) a year → compare EMOLUMENT, WAGES; see PAY (USAGE)
sale /seɪl/ n 1 [C;U] (an) exchange of property or goods for