how to pronounce saint

/sɛɪnt/

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saint is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of saint in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you know cursed by Saint Vitus and so …”

meaning of saint

Saint is a person who is considered holy or who has been honored with a special veneration.

saint frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word saint occurs in english on average 12.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.