聖せいせいFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noun, noun, used as a prefixSaint; St.; S.Used as a prefix before Christian saints' names, e.g. 聖パウロ (Saint Paul). Also appears in some fixed compounds like 聖書 (Bible).聖せいパトリックの日ひはアイルランドの祝しゅく日じつです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSt. Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland.聖せい書しょはキリスト教きょうの聖せい典てんです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe Bible is the sacred scripture of Christianity.2noun, na-adjectivesacred; holy; pureDescribes something religiously sacred, morally pure, or inviolable. Often used in compound words like 聖地 (sacred place) or 聖なる (holy).この森もりは古ふるくから聖せいなる場ば所しょとされてきた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThis forest has been considered a sacred place since ancient times.彼かの女じょの聖せいな心こころに感かん動どうした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI was moved by her pure heart.See all 91 example sentences ›Usage patterns聖せい〈人ひと〉'Saint ___' — prefixed to a Christian saint's name聖せいパウロは新しん約やく聖せい書しょに多おおくの手て紙がみを残のこした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSaint Paul left many letters in the New Testament.聖せいなる〈場ば所しょ〉a holy/sacred placeその山やまは古ふるくから聖せいなる場ば所しょとされている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThat mountain has long been regarded as a sacred place.
