s.

A form of saint — A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

Meanings

s.1

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of shilling, derived from Latin solidus.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of season.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of south.
  4. abbreviationgrammarAbbreviation of substantive.
adjectives. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of southern.
  2. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of single.

S.2

nounS. (plural SS.)

plural SS.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Saint.

    c. 1642, William Bedell, letter Have you forgotten S. Hierome's and Ruffinus's deadly foehood which was rung over the world?

    2 more examples

    The Holy Apostles, 1379: Beloved Disciple, Holy Apostles, S. Andrew, S. Barnabas, S. Bartholomew, S. James, S. James the Greater, S. James the Less, S. John, S. John the Divine, S. John the Evangelist, S. Matthew, S. Matthias, S. Paul, S. Peter, SS. Peter and Paul, S. Peter in Galilee, S. Philip, S. Philip the Evangelist, S. Thaddeus, S. Thomas, Santiago.

    1891, On the Dedications of American Churches: An Enquiry into the Naming of Churches in the United States, some Account of English Dedications, and Suggestions for future Dedications in the American Church, Cambridge: […] Riverside Press, page 10

    Then sent the emperor for S. Silvester and asked counsel of him of this matter.

    1995, William Granger Ryan, transl., Golden Legend
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Signor.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of Signore.
  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of South.
  5. USabbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of Senate.

    On behalf of AMAC Action, the advocacy affiliate of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), with over 2 million members nationwide, I write to thank you for your principled leadership in advancing S. 2651, the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025.

    2025 August 25, Andrew J. Mangione Jr., “AMAC Supports Bill to Increase Affordable Housing in America”, in Association of Mature American Citizens
adjective
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Southern.

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