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Zee vs Saint - What's the difference?

zee | saint |

As nouns the difference between zee and saint

is that zee is something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zee-bar.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 verbs the difference between zee and saint

is that zee is to sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's. while saint is to canonize, to formally recognize someone as a saint.

As an article zee

is eye dialect of from=primarily French-accented lang=en.

zee

English

Etymology 1

1670s: variant of .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zee-bar.
  • (colloquial) (usually plural ) Sleep (as in "get some zees").
    • See also
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    Synonyms
    * zed (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) * izzard (Scotland, South Asia)

    See also

    * zeta

    Verb

  • (informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
  • (rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

    • Etymology 2

    Article

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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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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