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Patron saint

//ˈpeɪtɹən ˈseɪnt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.

    "When Aimé Humbert joined Josephine in Paris, he visited the Inspector of Police, and was so depressed by his meeting that she sent him to the Louvre ‘to look at the wonderful painting of St Marguerite, the patron saint of purity, trampling down the hideous dragon and looking so calm and peaceful’."

  2. 2
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation wordnet
  3. 3
    An exemplar: an individual who exemplifies some trait or group. figuratively

    "Janet is the patron saint of procrastination. I'm thinking of erecting her a shrine of doughnut boxes in the breakroom."

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