| Main Entry: | saint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holy person |
Synonyms: |
angel, glorified soul, good person, holy being, loved one, martyr, pietist |
| Main Entry: | angel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweet, kind person |
Synonyms: |
beauty, darling, dear, dream, gem, ideal, jewel, paragon, saint, treasure |
Antonyms: |
demon, devil, fiend |
| Main Entry: | canonize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sanctify; idolize |
Synonyms: |
apotheosize, beatify, besaint, bless, consecrate, dedicate, deify, glorify, idolatrize, love, put on a pedestal, saint, worship |
| Main Entry: | hero/heroine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brave person; champion |
Synonyms: |
ace, adventurer, celebrity, combatant, conqueror, daredevil, demigod, diva, exemplar, gallant, god, goddess, great person, heavy, ideal, idol, lead, leading person, lion, martyr, model, paladin, person of the hour, popular figure, prima donna, principal, protagonist, saint, star, superstar, tin god, victor, worthy |
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example, standard |
Synonyms: |
apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, criterion, design, emblem, embodiment, epitome, exemplar, gauge, hero, ideal, lodestar, mirror, mold, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, quintessence, role model, saint, symbol, touchstone, type |
| Main Entry: | confessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who professes his or her faith in spite of persecution |
Synonyms: |
martyr, saint, true believer |
| Main Entry: | trustworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable |
Synonyms: |
accurate, all right, always there, authentic, authoritative, believable, boy scout, convincing, credible, dependable, down home, ethical, exact, fly right, honest, honorable, kosher, level-headed, mature, open, plausible, principled, realistic, responsible, righteous, rock, saint, secure, sensible, square, steadfast, straight, there, tried, true, true blue, trustable, trusty, truthful, unfailing, up front, upright, valid, veracious |
Antonyms: |
undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | martyr |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sacrificing person |
Synonyms: |
saint, sufferer, victim |
| Concept: | [Beneficent spirits.] Angel. |
| Category: | 1. Superhuman beings and regions |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
angel, archangel; guardian angel; heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God; seraph, seraphim; cherub, cherubim., ministering spirit, morning star., saint, Madonna; invisible helpers.
-adjectives
angelic, seraphic.
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Antonyms: |
Satan (maleficent spirits) |
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