Holy and Saint

Holy

Holy adjective - Showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue.

Saint and holy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saint" instead an adjective "Holy".

Nearby Word: holiness

Saint

Saint noun - A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization.
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Synonyms for Saint

Holy and saint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Holy" instead an adjective "Saint".

Nearby Words: saintly, sainted, sainthood

Both words in one sentence

  • On both Lost Canvas and Next Dimension, it's revealed that the previous holy war's Pegasus saint was called Tenma, which is Japanese for "Pegasus".
  • An adulterer (after his first wife's death) and warmongerer, Demetrios is nonetheless a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church, and is in his grandsons dreams portrayed as a holy messenger.
  • Film / V for Vendetta And to Richard IIIV: And thus I clothe my naked villainy / With old odd ends stolen forth from holy writ/ And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
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