Seer vs Saint - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between seer and saint is that seer is ( seasonal energy efficiency ratio) while saint is a title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.
seer English
Etymology 1
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Noun
( en noun)
Agent noun of see; one who sees something; an eyewitness.
Someone who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
Etymology 2
See sihr.
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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
Related terms
* sainthood
* saintly
* saintess
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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