| 单词 | patron saint |
| 释义 | patron saintSEE SYNONYMS FOR patron saint ON THESAURUS.COM nouna saint regarded as the special guardian of a person, group, trade, country, etc. Origin of patron saintFirst recorded in 1710–20 Words nearby patron saintpatronage, patroness, patronize, patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic, patroon, patsy, pattée Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patron saintBritish Dictionary definitions for patron saintpatron saint nouna saint regarded as the particular guardian of a country, church, trade, person, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for patron saintpatron saint 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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