Definitions for patron saint
pa·tron saint

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1. patron saintnoun

   a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation

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1. patron saintnoun

   A saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayers.

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1. Patron saint

   A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.

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1. patron saint

   A patron saint is a heavenly advocate or intercessor who has been chosen as a special protector or guardian over a particular place, profession, group, occupation, cause, individual, or even an entire country. People often turn to their patron saints for guidance, protection and intercession before God. Becoming a patron saint generally involves canonization by the church, and the person is usually known for having lived a life of heroic virtue or martyrdom.

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1. Patron saint

   A patron saint or a patron hallow is a saint who in many Christian denominations is regarded as the tutelary spirit or heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person. Patron saints, having already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges.

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1. • Defender
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How to pronounce patron saint?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of patron saint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of patron saint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of patron saint in a Sentence

1. Filmmaker Katie Cokinos:

   When we were trying to raise money, having Rick present and people seeing that he gave his blessings and liked the script, that definitely helped, rick's been a patron saint of the film.

2. Robert C. Morlino:

   So let’s be politically incorrect, like St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of political incorrectness.

3. John McCain:

   It's one of these things you just propose amendments to bills and encourage hearings and sooner or later the dam breaks, but I have to tell you ... the power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career. All I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes and keep pressing and pressing and sooner or later you have to succeed.

4. Rick Santorum:

   It is, in many respects, a humbling experience... If I didn't love it I wouldn't do it, we're sort of the patron saint of underdog candidates for president. We were the most unlikely of candidates to win and were not in the race until the very end.

5. Father Evagoras Constantinides:

   We are focused and prayerful and intent on doing whatever we can to recover the icon of our patron saint. It belongs in our house of worship. It belongs with our people, it’s really a shame.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patron saint
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patron_Saint
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_Saint
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=patron saint