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성인 (종교)
종교적으로 다른 사람에게 모범이 되는 사람 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
성인(聖人, saint)은 종교에서 성인됨(聖, holiness)의 상태를 선천적으로건 후천적으로건 가졌거나 보인 사람들로서 타 신도들에게 모범이 되는 사람을 말한다. (이 문서에서는 각 종교들을 가나다순으로 나열한다.) 한편, 종교 외적으로도, 윤리적으로 특히 훌륭한 삶을 산 사람을 높여 부를 때 성인이라 하기도 한다.
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기독교의 경우 특히 모범적이고 영적인 삶을 살았거나 순교하거나 하여 타인 내지 타 신도들에게 본보기가 된 사람을 일컫는다.