Saint, Saints

for the meaning and use of which see HOLY , B, No. 1, is used as a noun in the singular in Philippians 4:21 , where pas, "every," is used with it. In the plural, as used of believers, it designates all such and is not applied merely to persons of exceptional holiness, or to those who, having died, were characterized by exceptional acts of "saintliness." See especially 2—Thessalonians 1:10 , where "His saints" are also described as "them that believed," i.e., the whole number of the redeemed. They are called "holy ones" in Jude 1:14 , RV. For the term as applied to the Holy Spirit see HOLY SPIRIT. See also SANCTIFY.