Christianity

His Holiness; Your Holiness

Rare term

Christmas cake

Christianity

sanctification; consecration

Noun, used as a prefix

Saint; St.; S.

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

sacred; holy; pure

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

saint; holy woman

highly virtuous monk

Honorific

monk

Buddhist solitary

Buddhist missionary

saint (i.e. a virtuous person)

Archaic; Honorific

emperor

In form 〜の聖

master; expert

holy sword; sacred sword

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground

issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

Christianity

saint

Orig. meaning

wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage

refined sake