单词 | patroness-saint |
释义 | > as lemmaspatroness-saint patroness-saint n. = sense 2a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > guardian > female patronessc1450 patroness-saint1855 1855 W. Scott Waverly 116 ‘Put it not on that issue, father,’ said the offended Countess; ‘for, by my patroness Saint, our Lady of the Broken Lances, had it not been for regard to these two ladies’. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 2/1 The image of Ste. Anne, the patroness-saint of Brittany. 2001 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 12 Dec. (Special section) pe1 She became Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness saint of the Americas to Catholics. < as lemmas |
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