patron saintnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpeɪ.trən ˈseɪnt/us/ˌpeɪ.trən ˈseɪnt/a Christian saint who is believed to give special help to a particular place, activity, person, or type of object:
St John Bosco is the patron saint of Turin.
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Religious concepts: holiness
- blessed
- bread
- hallowed
- holiness
- holy
- man cannot live by bread alone idiom
- martyrdom
- messianic
- otherworldly
- pagan
- piety
- profane
- profanity
- sacred
- sacrilege
- sainted
- sanctity
- spiritual
- spirituality
- the Sabbath
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