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patron saint

noun

  1. a saint regarded as the special guardian of a person, group, trade, country, etc.


patron saint

noun

  1. a saint regarded as the particular guardian of a country, church, trade, person, etc
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patron saint

  1. A saint from whom a person or group claims special protection or prayers. Saint Christopher , for example, is considered the patron of travelers; Saint Luke, the patron of doctors; and Saint Patrick , the patron of Ireland . People who have the same name as a saint may consider the saint their patron. The honoring of patron saints is especially common in the Roman Catholic Church .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patron saint1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences

The teenager has also been labelled "the patron saint of the internet" for his work recording miracles online and running websites for Catholic organisations.

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The Archangel Michael is the patron saint of police officers, so I wanted to ask Jurado if her pendant was a sly dig at her antagonists.

The Samaritans passed a small shrine to St. Jude — the patron saint of lost causes — on the Mexico side.

There were times on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan that England must have hoped for help from the patron saint of taking wickets.

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He declares himself "the patron saint of the denial / With an angel face and a taste for suicidal," representing a more aggressive rejection of societal norms.

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