Gentleman vs Saint - What's the difference?
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A well?mannered or charming man.
A man of breeding or higher class.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
A polite term referring to a man.
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, title= A polite form of address to a group of men.
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Toilets intended for use by men.
(lb) A cricketer of independent wealth, who does not (require to) get paid to play the sport.
Amateur.
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A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint"; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue.
(figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service.
One of the blessed in heaven.
* Milton
(nonstandard) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
As nouns the difference between gentleman and saint
is that gentleman is a well‐mannered or charming man while saint is a person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint"; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue.As a verb saint is
to canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.gentleman
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Noun
(gentlemen)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}
- Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman- architect in the United States.
Usage notes
* The equivalent form of address to one man is (Sir).Synonyms
* (toilets) gents (colloquial), little boy's room (colloquial), men's roomAntonyms
* (cricketer) professional, player (historical)Derived terms
* gentleman farmer * gentleman of leisure * gentleman scientistSee also
* lady * gentleman's agreementsaint
English
Noun
(wikipedia saint) (en noun)- Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint .
- Dorothy Day was a living saint .
- Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint !
- to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints , with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours. (1Cor. 1:2)
- Then shall thy saints , unmixed, and from the impure / Far separate, circling thy holy mount, / Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.
Synonyms
* (holy person) (l), sheikSee also
* hallow * holos * holyVerb
(en verb)- Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.