saint
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
Types & categories
- divinity hypernym
- patron saint hyponym
- Ambrose instance hyponym
- Andrew instance hyponym
- Anselm instance hyponym
- Aquinas instance hyponym
- Athanasius instance hyponym
- St. Augustine instance hyponym
- St. Basil instance hyponym
- Becket instance hyponym
- Bede instance hyponym
- Saint Benedict instance hyponym
- Boniface instance hyponym
- Bridget instance hyponym
- Saint Bruno instance hyponym
- Dominic instance hyponym
- Edward the Confessor instance hyponym
- Edward the Martyr instance hyponym
- Saint Francis instance hyponym
- Gregory I instance hyponym
- Gregory instance hyponym
- Ignatius instance hyponym
- Ignatius of Loyola instance hyponym
- Irenaeus instance hyponym
- Saint James instance hyponym
- Jerome instance hyponym
- Saint John instance hyponym
- John Chrysostom instance hyponym
- John the Baptist instance hyponym
- Jude instance hyponym
- Lawrence instance hyponym
- Leo I instance hyponym
- Saint Louis instance hyponym
- Luke instance hyponym
- Saint Mark instance hyponym
- St. Martin instance hyponym
- Mary Magdalene instance hyponym
- Matthew instance hyponym
- Saint Nicholas instance hyponym
- Olaf II instance hyponym
- Saint Paul instance hyponym
- Peter instance hyponym
- Simon instance hyponym
- Teresa of Avila instance hyponym
- doubting Thomas instance hyponym
- Vitus instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- sainthood member holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
hold sacred
Types & categories
- reverence hypernym
Sense 3 noun
person of exceptional holiness
Types & categories
- good person hypernym
- Buddha hyponym
- fakir hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
Types & categories
- adjudge hypernym
Related & opposite
- canonization derivation
- canon derivation
- saint derivation
- organized religion domain topic
Sense 5 noun
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Types & categories
- role model hypernym
- jimdandy hyponym
- class act hyponym
- humdinger hyponym
Related & opposite
- sainthood derivation
- purify derivation
- apotheosize derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sainthood |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sainthood |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanctify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | angelic |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | sainthood |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | divinity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | patron saint |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Ambrose |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Andrew |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Anselm |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aquinas |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Athanasius |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | St. Augustine |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | St. Basil |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Becket |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Bede |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Benedict |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Boniface |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Bridget |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Bruno |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Dominic |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Edward the Confessor |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Edward the Martyr |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Francis |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gregory I |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gregory |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Ignatius |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Ignatius of Loyola |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Irenaeus |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint James |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Jerome |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint John |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | John Chrysostom |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | John the Baptist |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Jude |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Lawrence |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Leo I |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Louis |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Luke |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Mark |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | St. Martin |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Mary Magdalene |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Matthew |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Nicholas |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Olaf II |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Saint Paul |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Peter |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Simon |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Teresa of Avila |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | doubting Thomas |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Vitus |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reverence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sainthood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sainthood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanctify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | angelic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cherubic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | angelical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | good person |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Buddha |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fakir |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | canon |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | saint |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | organized religion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjudge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sainthood |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | apotheosize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | role model |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jimdandy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | class act |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | humdinger |