patron saint

noun

Definition of patron saintnext
as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics

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Recent Examples of patron saint Some Catholics interpreted that as meaning that the presidential candidate would remove Our Lady of Aparecida as Brazil’s patron saint. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Talarico was in Austin, attending the annual barbecue and concert of Texas patron saint Willie Nelson. — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 The long history of psychedelics and religion is filled with scientists, anthropologists, mystics, shamans, outlaws, and prophets, but these two men are, more than any others, the patron saints of our current psychedelic revival. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 This year marks the 100th edition of the Feast of San Gennaro, which celebrates the patron saint of Naples and has been hosted on Mulberry Street since Italian immigrants began the tradition. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patron saint
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  1. model
  2. idea
  3. example
  4. incarnation
  5. ideal
Noun
  • Next, the researchers developed a simplified model that reproduced the observed rotation and current increase.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The vicious cycle of the current model, of course, is that to become marketable a team needs to get and retain good players, and to do that a school has to spend money, which cycles the whole thing back to the start.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of model
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • It has also been designed as a neighborhood gathering space, with Apartment at 365, the physical space representing the Happier pillar of discovery, idea exchange, community, creativity and collaboration.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of idea
Noun
  • The world’s highest-profile tech billionaires offer the most conspicuous examples.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.
    — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of example
Noun
  • In its previous incarnation as an EV specialist, Tesla could have helped.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarnation
Noun
  • Eisenkot sees the election as a test of whether Israel can preserve the democratic and national ideals of the Zionist movement or drift further from them.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Le Bar The bar at the Four Seasons Hotel George V is essentially the platonic ideal of a hotel bar.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideal

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“Patron saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron%20saint. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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