Meanings
plural folk saints
- A deceased person or otherwise spiritually powerful entity venerated as a saint, but not officially canonized.
The shrines of the Virgin of Luján and the Virgin of Itatí are far more commercial than most folk saint shrines, as is (among innumerable examples) the annual fiesta to the Lord of Miracles in Lima.
2007, Frank Graziano, Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 70Synonyms: popular saint
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deceased person or otherwise spiritually powerful entity venerated as a saint, but not officially canonized.
Translations
Spanish santo popular
- santo popularTranslations
Cite this entry
folk saint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20saint
“folk saint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20saint. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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