SAINT Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word saint. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SAINT
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angelic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to angels adjective satellite • marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint • having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub | ||||||||
blessed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) adjective satellite • worthy of worship • expletives used informally as intensifiers • Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration • enjoying the bliss of heaven • characterized by happiness and good fortune | ||||||||
divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||||
godly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing great reverence for god • emanating from God | ||||||||
holy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power noun • a sacred place of pilgrimage | ||||||||
angel | nounn | |||||||
noun • the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally • spiritual being attendant upon God • person of exceptional holiness • someone who provides financial support for some venture | ||||||||
apotheosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal • the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | ||||||||
canonise | verbv | |||||||
verb • treat as a sacred person • declare (a dead person) to be a saint | ||||||||
canonize | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare (a dead person) to be a saint • treat as a sacred person | ||||||||
enshrine | verbv | |||||||
verb • enclose in a shrine • hold sacred | ||||||||
hallow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • render holy by means of religious rites | ||||||||
ideal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas noun • the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal adjective satellite • conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal • constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | ||||||||
nonesuch | nounn | |||||||
noun • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||||||||
nonpareil | nounn | |||||||
noun • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal • colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies • a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar adjective satellite • eminent beyond or above comparison | ||||||||
nonsuch | nounn | |||||||
noun • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||||||||
paragon | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||||||||
holy man | nounn | |||||||
noun • person of exceptional holiness | ||||||||
holy person | nounn | |||||||
noun • person of exceptional holiness |