different between worshipful vs sainted

English

Etymology

worship +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w????pfl?/, /?w??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w???pfl?/, /?w??-/
• Hyphenation: wor?ship?ful

Adjective

worshipful (comparative more worshipful, superlative most worshipful)

1. Tending to worship; showing reverence.
2. (chiefly Britain) Used as respectful form of address for a person or body of persons, especially in the name of a livery company. For example, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland.

Synonyms

• respectful
• reverent, reverential
• worshippy (informal)

Antonyms

• irreverent
• unworshipful

Derived terms

• unworshipful
• worshipfully
• worshipfulness

Related terms

• worship
• worshipper

Noun

worshipful (plural worshipfuls)

1. (obsolete) One who is respected or worshipped.

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