Prophet vs Saint - What's the difference?
prophet | saint |
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
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 prophet and saint
is that prophet is someone who speaks by divine inspiration 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 proper noun Prophet
is any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.As a verb saint is
to canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.prophet
English
Noun
(en noun)- Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
Derived terms
* prophecy * prophesise, prophesize nonstandard * prophesy * prophetesssaint
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.