Antonyms for saint
seɪntsaint

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1. Saintnoun

   A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

   Saint Stephen was the first martyr.

   Synonyms:
   St, St.

Matched Categories

1. • Declare
   • Deity
   • Religion
   • Venerate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. saintnoun

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

   Synonyms:
   nonsuch, apotheosis, holy man, nonesuch, angel, nonpareil, paragon, ideal, holy person

2. saint, holy man, holy person, angelnoun

   person of exceptional holiness

   Synonyms:
   nonsuch, backer, apotheosis, holy man, nonesuch, angel, nonpareil, paragon, ideal, holy person

3. ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuchverb

   model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

   Synonyms:
   nonsuch, deification, perfection, ideal, apotheosis, exaltation, holy man, idol, angel, nonpareil, paragon, nonesuch, holy person, beau ideal

4. enshrine, saintverb

   hold sacred

   Synonyms:
   shrine, enshrine, canonise, canonize

5. canonize, canonise, saintverb

   declare (a dead person) to be a saint

   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

   Synonyms:
   canonise, enshrine, canonize

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1. saintnoun

   Associated words:
   canonize, canonization, hagiology, hagiologist, hagiolatry, hagiolater, hagiography, hagiographa, dulia, legend, diptych, feretory, philatory, relic, apse, reliquary, shrine, saintism, sainthood, saintship, hagiographer, hierotheca

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:3.0 / 8 votes

1. sinner

   saint means when someone died and was declared as saint

   Submitted by anonymous on April 6, 2021  

2. sinner

   a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death

   Submitted by acronimous on September 17, 2014  

3. sinner

   a person who does good deeds and avoid doing sins with constant repenting

   a saint, a priest

   Submitted by JP03 on October 27, 2014  

How to use saint in a sentence?

1. Wim Wenders:

   Today Saint Francis would be the first ecologist of the world. Pope Francis took on a heavy duty prog by choosing that name.

2. Proverb:

   Don't kneel in front of a saint who doesn't perspire.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine.

4. Mayor Chris Coleman:

   There is no room in the Saint Paul Police Department for employees who threaten members of the public. If the allegation is true, we will take the strongest possible action allowed under law.

5. Rita Fernandez:

   He rides on a bus. He flew to Tacloban to visit the typhoon survivors despite the storm and he stops to talk to the poor. He's a living saint.

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