patron saint
noun [C]Definition
› 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.Holiness
(Definition of patron saint noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blessed adjective
- hallowed adjective
- holiness noun
- holy adjective (RELIGIOUS)
- impious adjective
- man cannot live by bread alone idiom
- martyrdom noun
- otherworldly adjective
- pagan adjective
- piety noun
- profane adjective (AGAINST RELIGION)
- profane adjective (NOT SPIRITUAL)
- profanity noun
- sacred adjective
- sacrosanct adjective
- sanctity noun
- spiritual adjective
- spirituality noun
- the Sabbath noun
- visitation noun
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