St. John the Apostle vs saint

St. John the Apostle and saint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
St. John the Apostle	Yes	No	No	No
saint	Yes	No	Yes	No

St. John the Apostle (noun)	saint (noun)
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation	person of exceptional holiness
	model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

St. John the Apostle (verb)	saint (verb)
	declare (a dead person) to be a saint
	hold sacred