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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God. Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2. 2. One of the blessed in heaven. Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure Far separate, circling thy holy mount, Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton. 3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.] {Saint Andrew's cross}. a A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under {Cross}. b (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum Crux-Andre[ae]}, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray. {Saint Anthony's cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6, under {Cross}. {Saint Anthony's fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony. {Saint Anthony's nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it and St Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Anthony's turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Barnaby's thistle} (Bot.), a kind of knapweed ({Centaurea solstitialis}) flowering on St Barnabas's Day June 11th. --Dr. Prior. {Saint Bernard} (Zo["o]l.), a breed of large handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under {Dog}. {Saint Catharine's flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist. See under {Love}. {Saint Cuthbert's beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. {Saint Dabeoc's heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Dab[oe]cia polifolia}), named from an Irish saint. {Saint Distaff's Day}. See under {Distaff}. {Saint Elmo's fire}, a luminous, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a {Helena}, or a {Corposant}; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor and Pollux}, or a {double Corposant}. It takes its name from St Elmo, the patron saint of sailors. {Saint George's cross} (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. {Saint George's ensign}, a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England; -- called also {the white ensign}. --Brande & C. {Saint George's flag}, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {Saint Gobain glass} (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St Gobain in France, where it was manufactured. {Saint Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar to the nux vomica. {Saint James's shell} (Zo["o]l.), a pecten ({Vola Jacob[ae]us}) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under {Scallop}. {Saint James's-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio Jacob[ae]a}). {Saint John's bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}. {Saint John's-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; -- called also {John's-wort}. {Saint Leger}, the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September at Doncaster England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St Leger. {Saint Martin's herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Helena \Hel"e*na\, n. [L.: cf Sp helena.] See {St. Elmo's fire}, under {Saint}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Helena n : capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana [syn: {Helena}, {capital of Montana}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Helena, AL (city, FIPS 34024) Location: 33.28974 N, 86.85242 W Population (1990): 3918 (1366 housing units) Area: 35.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35080 Helena, AR (city, FIPS 31180) Location: 34.52626 N, 90.60470 W Population (1990): 7491 (2987 housing units) Area: 22.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72342 Helena, CA Zip code(s): 96048 Helena, GA (town, FIPS 37816) Location: 32.07937 N, 82.91084 W Population (1990): 1256 (582 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31037 Helena, MO Zip code(s): 64459 Helena, MT (city, FIPS 35600) Location: 46.59652 N, 112.02038 W Population (1990): 24569 (11053 housing units) Area: 35.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59601 Helena, OH (village, FIPS 34860) Location: 41.33981 N, 83.29183 W Population (1990): 267 (102 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Helena, OK (town, FIPS 33450) Location: 36.54645 N, 98.27021 W Population (1990): 1043 (265 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73741
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