angel
/ˈeɪndʒəl/
noun
Core
1.n.spiritual being attendant upon God
2.n.person of exceptional holiness
3.n.invests in a theatrical production
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angel and saint share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. angel means “spiritual being attendant upon God”. saint means “a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization”. angel is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈeɪndʒəl/
1.n.spiritual being attendant upon God
2.n.person of exceptional holiness
3.n.invests in a theatrical production
/ˈseɪnt/
1.n.a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
2.n.person of exceptional holiness
3.n.model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
| angel | saint | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪndʒəl/ | /ˈseɪnt/ |
| Said | AYN-juhl | saynt |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 4 | 5 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
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