サントスFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1nounsaintsarchaicChristianityArchaic Christian term borrowed from Portuguese. In modern Japanese, 聖人 (せいじん) is the standard word for 'saint'.from Portuguese santosSee also: 聖人古ふるいキリシタン資し料りょうでは「サントス」が聖せい人じんを指さす。In old Kirishitan documents, 'santosu' refers to saints.