patron saint
Sacred divine protector
A patron saint is a saint regarded as the special protector or advocate of a particular place, profession, activity, or group.
Countries have patron saints, as do cities, trades, and causes: Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians.
Figuratively, anyone seen as embodying or championing something may be called its patron saint: He's the patron saint of lost causes.
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- prayerAddress to deity
- novenaNine-day prayer practice
feast day · canonization · beatification · miracle · shrine · pilgrimage · relics · hagiography
One who safeguards others
- intercessorOne who advocates for another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- defenderOne who guards another
champion · custodian · keeper · watchful · shield · refuge · blessing · invocation
Inherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- folk customInherited communal practice
- processionFormal moving line
festival · celebration · cultural practice · naming tradition · baptismal name · pilgrimage route · sacred site · religious heritage
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- parishLocal church community
guild · profession · occupation · nation · city · cause · association · blessing
veneration
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- prayerAddress to deity
novena · feast day · canonization · beatification · miracle · shrine · pilgrimage · relics · hagiography · litany
protector
One who safeguards others
- intercessorOne who advocates for another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
defender · champion · custodian · keeper · watchful · shield · refuge · blessing · invocation · medal
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- folk customInherited communal practice
procession · festival · celebration · cultural practice · naming tradition · baptismal name · pilgrimage route · sacred site · religious heritage
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
parish · guild · profession · occupation · nation · city · cause · association · blessing · designation
halo
Luminous ring overhead
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- stained glassColored window art
painting · attributes · symbols · depiction · altar · candles · imagery · fresco · mosaic · portrait
- Guardian Deitiesguardian angel, protective spirit, household gods, household god, Lares
- guardian spiritsguardian spirit, guardian angel, protective spirit, ancestral spirit, guiding spirit
- medieval guildscraftsmen, artisans, apprentice, master craftsman, guild hall
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
patron saintevil spirit
Malevolent supernatural being
demon · devil · guardian angel · nemesis · persecutor
patron saintcautionary tale
Story illustrating consequences
anti-hero · pariah · black sheep · villain · scapegoat
patron saintdemon
Malevolent supernatural being
devil · fallen angel · Satan · Lucifer · damned soul
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