Point we put before holy person (4)
I believe the answer is:
west
'point' is the definition.
(west is a kind of point)
'we put before holy person' is the wordplay.
'put before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'holy person' becomes 'st' (short for saint).
'we'+'st'='WEST'
(Other definitions for west that I've seen before include "'Go ___ , young man'" , "English county" , "The cardinal compass point of 270 degrees" , "One Direction" , "Occident" .)