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PATRON SAINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("patron saint" is a kind of...):
defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Instance hyponyms:
Father Christmas; Kriss Kringle; Saint Nicholas; Saint Nick; Santa; Santa Claus; St. Nick (the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas)
Christopher; Saint Christopher; St. Christopher (Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century))
Crispin; Saint Crispin; St. Crispin (patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century))
David; Saint David; St. David (patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600))
George; Saint George; St. George (Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303))
Patrick; Saint Patrick; St. Patrick (Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century)
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