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Gentleman vs Saint - What's the difference?

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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

English

Noun

(gentlemen)
  • 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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  • 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.
  • *2004 , Mary N. Woods, "The First Professional: Benjamin Henry Latrobe", in, Keith L. Eggener, editor, American Architectural History: A Contemporary Reader , (Routledge), electronic edition, ISBN 0203643682, p.119 [http://books.google.com/books?id=-dDKjSIDdksC&pg=PA119&dq=gentleman]:
  • 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 room

    Antonyms

    * (cricketer) professional, player (historical)

    Derived terms

    * gentleman farmer * gentleman of leisure * gentleman scientist

    See also

    * lady * gentleman's agreement

    saint

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia saint) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Kateri Tekakwitha was proclaimed a saint .
  • (figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.
  • Dorothy Day was a living saint .
    Thanks for looking after the house while I'm away. You're a saint !
  • One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service.
  • 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)
  • One of the blessed in heaven.
  • * Milton
  • Then shall thy saints , unmixed, and from the impure / Far separate, circling thy holy mount, / Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.

    Synonyms

    * (holy person) (l), sheik

    See also

    * hallow * holos * holy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nonstandard) To canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.
  • Many wish to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately.

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