Humanities

Saints

Persons officially recognized or acknowledged as pre-eminent for consecration, holiness, and piety, especially through canonization by a branch of the Christian church. (From Webster, 3d ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Persons officially recognized or acknowledged as pre-eminent for consecration, holiness, and piety, especially through canonization by a branch of the Christian church. (From Webster, 3d ed)

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1 entry terms
  • Saint

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Aspects Covered

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Indexing Annotation

IM; coord with RELIGION AND MEDICINE (IM) if pertinent + specific med aspect (IM); TN H: form of Saint names as subject name

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Religion and Medicine (1966-1994)

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  1. K01w.844w.188w.715w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saints. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018597. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018597
  2. Saints. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint
  3. Saints. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43115