Word

patron saint, n.
freq. cnt. 2

a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

patron saint

semantic pointers

hypernym

guardian, defender, protector, shielder saint

instance hyponym

Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick Christopher, Saint Christopher, St. Christopher Crispin, Saint Crispin, St. Crispin David, Saint David, St. David George, Saint George, St. George Patrick, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick