Eidolon
Eidolon noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man
Patron saint and eidolon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patron saint" instead a noun "Eidolon".
Patron saint
Patron saint noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: around the statehouse he's known as the patron saint of partisan politics
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Eidolon and patron saint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eidolon" instead a noun phrase "Patron saint".
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Patron saint and Eidolon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eidolon/patron_saint
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