Synonyms of patron saints

patron saints

noun

plural of patron saint

as in models

someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation

around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• models
• ideas
• examples
• incarnations
• ideals
• nonesuches
• manifestations
• beau ideals
• role models
• paragons
• classics
• pinnacles
• nonpareils
• mirrors
• exemplars
• eidolons
• standards
• phantoms
• guidelines
• paradigms
• essences
• principles
• pinks
• personifications
• embodiments
• rules
• archetypes
• patterns
• touchstones
• apotheoses
• gauges
• summits
• acmes
• culminations
• epitomes
• apexes
• zeniths
• peaks
• quintessences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patron saints

Rita then prayed to her patron saints — John the Baptist, Augustine of Hippo, and Nicholas of Tolentino — while setting out to establish peace between the families involved in her husband's murder. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 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

Columnist Gustavo Arellano says voters should pray extra hard to these patron saints for the 2026 election. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Last year’s Patriots were painted as the patron saints of soft schedules. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The crochet, the suede, the fringe; its patron saints Kate Moss and Sienna Miller. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Spanish towns and cities also regularly honor local patron saints with fiestas. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Anybody heading into the spring with a seasonably cheerful and rosy view of world affairs will be well-met by the return of the patron saints of drone metal, pulling on their cloaks to herald our everlong winter. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026

There the grave still is, of Ireland’s three patron saints, under a granite slab added at the start of the 20th century to stop pilgrims stealing soil from the site. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026