different between reverent vs sainted

English

Etymology

From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??nt/

Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria (?ISBN)

     Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.

   Synonym: reverential

   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

Derived terms

• reverently
• reverentness
• unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /r?.v???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /r?.b???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.ve??ent/

Adjective

reverent (masculine and feminine plural reverents)

1. reverent

   Synonym: reverencial

   Antonym: irreverent

Derived terms

• reverentment

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverència
• reverir

Further reading

• “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reverent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Verb

sainted

1. simple past tense and past participle of saint

Adjective

sainted (comparative more sainted, superlative most sainted)

1. Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.

   Pope John Paul II, of sainted memory, is a candidate for beatification.

2. Used to mark a beloved person mentioned in conversation as being deceased.

   My sainted mother never had an evening dress.

3. Pious, saintly.
4. Much admired.

Synonyms

• (made a saint): blessed, holy
• (of a deceased person): of blessed memory, late, late lamented

References

• sainted at OneLook Dictionary Search
• sainted in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Danites, Sidetan, Tiendas, destain, detains, instead, nidates, satined, stained, tiendas