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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪtɹən ˈseɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-patron saint.wav Forms: patron saints [plural]
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  1. (Christianity) 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. Categories (topical): Christianity, Anglicanism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy Related terms: tutelary deity Translations (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer): 主保聖人 (Chinese Mandarin), 主保圣人 (zhǔbǎo shèngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), skytshelgen [common-gender] (Danish), beschermheilige [common-gender] (Dutch), patrono (Esperanto), suojeluspyhimys (Finnish), saint patron [masculine] (French), patrono [masculine] (Galician), Schutzheiliger [masculine] (German), Schutzheilige [feminine] (German), Schutzpatron [masculine] (German), Schutzpatronin [feminine] (German), védőszent (Hungarian), verndardýrlingur [masculine] (Icelandic), éarlamh [masculine] (Irish), santo patrono [masculine] (Italian), 守護聖人 (shugoseijin) (alt: しゅごせいじん) (Japanese), 수호성인 (suhoseong'in) (Korean), érlam [masculine] (Old Irish), święty patron [masculine] (Polish), patrono [masculine] (Portuguese), padroeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), orago [masculine] (Portuguese), sfânt patron (Romanian), свято́й покрови́тель (svjatój pokrovítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), naomh-taice [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), patrono [masculine] (Spanish), santo patrón [masculine] (Spanish), santo patrono [masculine] (Spanish), skyddshelgon [neuter] (Swedish), pintakasi (Tagalog), святий покровитель (svjatyj pokrovytelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thánh quan thầy (Vietnamese), nawddsant [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (figuratively) An exemplar: an individual who exemplifies some trait or group. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: exemplar
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "守護聖人"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "word": "수호성인"
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
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      "word": "padroeiro"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "orago"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "word": "sfânt patron"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "svjatój pokrovítelʹ",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "свято́й покрови́тель"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "naomh-taice"
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      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "skyddshelgon"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "word": "pintakasi"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "svjatyj pokrovytelʹ",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "святий покровитель"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
      "word": "thánh quan thầy"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer",
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