"88," White Power for "Heil Hitler"

[Joanne M. Despres]

On 29 Aug 2002, at 14:25, Dennis R. Preston wrote:

Well, either that or a slight shift from the original sense of "saint,"
from "one preeminent for holiness" to "one with inflammable
properties."  Perhaps "saint" has even taken on a culinary meaning
in certain contexts.  I seem to recall a professor of western civ.
once describing a student's response to an examination question:
"Savonarola:  a Dominican fryer."

Joanne

> Covert prestige?
>
> >  > I hardly find "burn like a saint" a good example, filled with the
> >>  symbolism of Renaissance depiction as it is.
> >
> >Well, except insofar that it implies any traitor to the cause is a
> >saint!
> >
> >Joanne