Saint vs Heavenly - What's the difference?
saint | heavenly |
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.
Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable.
Of or pertaining to the heavens or sky, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets and stars.
Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine.
* 1817 , (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O?Mullan v. M?Korkill'', ''The Speeches of Charles Phillips ,
Extremely beautiful or pleasurable.
* 1880 , '', ''The Works of Mark Twain: Authorized Uniform Edition , Volume 1,
In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
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To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
* 2003 , Ruben Soto, Fiesta for the Hispanic Soul , p. 136:
As a noun saint
is a title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.As an adjective heavenly is
of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable.As an adverb heavenly is
in a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.saint
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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.
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Adjective
(en-adj)page 131,
- No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education.
- Oh, please continue giving me a massage - it?s absolutely heavenly .
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- So he flew down and got that acorn, and fetched it up and dropped it in, and was just tilting his head back, with the heavenliest smile on his face, when all of a sudden he was paralyzed into a listening attitude and that smile faded gradually out of his countenance like breath off?n a razor, and the queerest look of surprise took its place.
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the heaven of any of many religions) * celestial * (of or pertaining to the Kingdom of God) divine * (extremely beautiful or pleasurable) beatific, divineDerived terms
* heavenly bodyAdverb
(en adverb)- by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages.
- Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious.