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Definition 2024

patron_saint

patron saint

English

Noun

patron saint ‎(plural patron saints)

(Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism) A saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayers.

Translations

saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 主保聖人, 主保圣人 ‎(zhǔbǎo shèngrén)
Danish: skytshelgen c
Dutch: beschermheilige (nl) c
Finnish: suojeluspyhimys
French: saint patron (fr) m
German: Schutzheiliger m, Schutzheilige f, Schutzpatron m, Schutzpatronin (de) f
Hindi:
Hungarian: védőszent (hu)
Icelandic: verndardýrlingur m
Irish: éarlamh m
Old Irish: érlam m

Italian: santo patrono m
Japanese:
Korean:
Portuguese: patrono (pt) m, padroeiro (pt) m, orago m
Romanian: sfânt patron, sfinți patroni m pl
Russian: свято́й покрови́тель m ‎(svjatój pokrovítelʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: naomh-taice m
Spanish: patrono (es) m, santo patrón m, santo patrono m
Swedish: skyddshelgon n
Tagalog: pintakasi (tl)
Ukrainian:
Vietnamese: