saint vs god

saint and god both are nouns.

saint is a verb but god is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saint	Yes	No	Yes	No
god	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, god is a hypernym of saint; that is, god is a word with a broader meaning than saint:

saint: a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
god: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

Other hypernyms of saint include deity, divinity, immortal.

saint (noun)	god (noun)
person of exceptional holiness	a material effigy that is worshipped
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal	any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization	a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people

saint (verb)	god (verb)
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
hold sacred

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