saint vs role model

saint and role model both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saint	Yes	No	Yes	No
role model	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of saint include model.

saint (noun)	role model (noun)
person of exceptional holiness	someone worthy of imitation
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

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