patron saint
English Thesaurus
1. a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | crispin, saint crispin, st. crispin, |
| definition | : | patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | george, saint george, st. george, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | patrick, saint patrick, st. patrick, |
| definition | : | Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century (noun.person) |
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