In the plural, as used of believers, notes An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, it designates all such and is not applied merely to persons of exceptional holiness, or to those who, having died, were characterized by exceptional acts of saintliness
त्याकरता, प्रेषित पौलाने सर्व प्रारंभिक ख्रिश्‍चनांना खरे संत किंवा पवित्र जन म्हटले.